Ha not that you’d notice from the photos but most of the time we were here in Porto, Portugal it was raining, sometimes torrentially! Still that didn’t dampen our enthusiasm for exploring such a great city.. More rustic than Lisbon but folk were very friendly. … Continue readingPorto – Pouring with Rain
The culture vultures headed off to Italy this time round and we stayed in the medieval city of Bologna, the “Fat One”, home to the oldest university in Europe. Getting there was a breeze courtesy of Ryanair and a dedicated monorail from the airport right … Continue readingBologna – A lads cultural adventure
Awww Vienna.. what a fantastic city this is.. We spent a few days just before Christmas exploring the Christmas markets, the architecture and of course a few of the bars and restaurants! We stayed at the quirky and very friendly Max Brown 7th District hotel … Continue readingVienna – A Christmas Wonderland
I’d never been before but Lisa had been on a hen do in Majorca last year and loved it so much we decided to both return for an early summer break. We went with easyJet holidays and stayed at the beautiful hipotels bahia grande at … Continue readingMajorca – Cala Millor with E Scooters
Handy Lisa having a birthday early in the year as it gives us a chance to visit some of Europes great cities in the springtime and I was going to say the summer crowds. I’d imagine this city, which is and art gallery in itself, … Continue readingFlorence – A city of Art
Last time I was in Lisbon was for my birthday with Lisa, only because a trip to Edinburgh was a fortune both to stay there and to travel up there.. Apparently I was buying a train not just riding in it so.. This time it … Continue readingLisbon – A lads cultural adventure
As the weather was naff the planned trip for a camp in the Lake District became a wonderfully warm hotel stay in Derbyshire. We really enjoyed the local pubs and restaurants as well as a walk along the craggy Roaches, not far from Leek, reaching … Continue readingBuxton – Roaches walk
Hadn’t been “darn sarf” for years so when we had the opportunity to visit our really dear friends Lauren and Tom we jumped at the chance.. Great to catch up with them as well as exploring the south coast.. Here are the photos
Well its been a while but with Covid being a more managed thing and travel getting back to a bit of normality it was time to dig out the new blue passport and get sail for sunnier lands.. What better place to pick up again … Continue readingPerfect – Pefkos
Despite Jersey being only an hour away for us on the plane we had never been here but rather pleased we did. Fascinating history combined with an island charm, not to mention the highly efficient bus service made this a really pleasant stay. What also … Continue readingJersey – Gems