I’ve wanted to go to Nice in France for a while. So when my birthday came around, the glamorous Cote D’Azur seemed a natural choice. With a short flight from the…
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Having visited Hamburg last May we were excited to get the chance to return this December to experience the Hamburg Christmas markets. What could be more Christmasy than a mug of…
Lisbon, the vibrant Portuguese capital sits on seven hills at the mouth of the Tagus river where it meets the Atlantic, we’ll get back to the hills later. Lisbon is also…
We first visited a snow-covered and windy Iceland in February. We immediately fell in love with its dramatic, scarred, volcanic landscape, so much so we booked a return trip for August.…
Castellón is a province in the north of Valencia, Spain. A popular tourist destination for the Spanish, it is often overlooked by those of other nationalities but it shouldn’t be. I…
With a list of never ending attractions to see, regardless of the time of the year, this endearing capital of Austria, beckons visitors to its vintage art galleries, spectacular museums, classy…
Hamburg, most of us know it but how many of us have actually been? When thinking of European city breaks we tend to think of the usual suspects – London, Paris,…
A truly luxurious hotel is hard to find. The surroundings may be beautiful but there may be something lacking. The Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromees lives up to its luxury reputation,…
The Sintra mountains are only a 30-minute drive west from Lisbon. With its lush green mountains, medieval castles and romantic 19th-century palaces it is easy to understand why Sintra has been…
