Snow-capped mountains swish by in the distance as I gaze out of the train window. Here I sit in First Class style, sipping my cappuccino coffee and nibbling on complimentary snacks as our Italian train zooms at nearly 200 k.m.p.h. This is the perfect way to travel! Over the past two months, we have had […]
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As our South Italy train slowly comes to a halt in the Naples Central Station, we can almost smell the aroma of pizza, mixed with the musty smell of old decaying buildings, as the worn and damaged cobblestone paths dipped and fell under our feet. The air is filled with mystery as Napoli, as it […]
Last weekend we have enjoyed three lovely nights with the American family from The Talking Suitcase. Based in Nice, France their children now attend school here, and they live in a lovely apartment in the old town area of the city of Nice, just behind the seafront promenade where we have been invited to stay […]
Amazing Things To Do In Central America, Whoever You’re Travelling With This is a Sponsored Post The beautiful bridge between North and South America is made up of the incredible seven countries which constitute Central America. It’s rich with things to do, from wandering around idyllic coastal villages, exploring ancient Mayan ruins, snorkeling, and a […]
We knew a person once who went on and on about Cinque Terre, Italy. She had read the book ‘One Thousand Places To See Before You Die’, and had added Cinque Terre to her bucket list, but is Cinque Terre on your bucket list? Read on ….. She visited in summer and told us how the […]
Every day there seems to be some new gadget, home appliance, computer or another electrical item that the consumer is being told they ‘need’ to buy. For us as travelers, we often find we enter a hotel room, and the lack of electrical sockets for the guests to use is shocking. With more and more […]
I have a fascination with doors. Ornate doors; colored doors; door knockers; door trims; doors that fold; doors that seemingly ‘disappear’; invisible doors; and door handles – all these and more are a few of the things that often make me stop as I walk the street in admiration and stare at DOORS. There are […]
Laying in the Moroccan desert on a balmy evening outside our Bedouin tent, we gaze up with a clear view of the sky above us. Without smog and pollution, the sky seems infinitely brighter with millions of stars forming a milky pattern above us. It is so breathtakingly beautiful that neither of us wanted to […]
When most people think of Scotland, an image of a bagpipe player blowing a melodic tune on the cobblestone streets of Edinburgh may be conjured up in your mind. If not that, then maybe the rolling hills of heather may be visualized; or possibly an old Scotsman drinking a pint of ale as he tells […]
“So do you know the list of the smallest countries in the world” I am asked? Let me see … ” 1. Vatican City, 2. Monaco, 3. Nauru, 4. Tuvalu, and 5. San Marino”… Our World Country Count As Explorason is country counting on our world trip, San Marino for us also becomes the 69th […]
One day, when we finish traveling the world, I want to have a home filled with memories of our globetrotting. Little knick-knacks that join together to form the story of our life-journey. This past week we stayed in iDesign Hotel in San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world. When talking with the […]
