Where and when: Strasbourg, France, December 2025 We visited Strasbourg for a short pre-Christmas break in December. This is Part 2 of a two-part post
Category: City Breaks
A Christmas Afternoon in Lille
Where and when: Lille, France, December 2025 My first trip to Lille was long before I started this blog in 2015. To be honest, I
Karlovy Vary at Christmas
Where and when: Karlovy Vary, Czechia, December 2024 Back in 2017, when we visited Prague, we stopped off in Karlovy Vary. It was only a
Luxembourg at Christmas
Where and when: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, December 2024 We visited Luxembourg City few days prior to Christmas last year. So this post has been a
A Tour of Toronto Day 2: Kensington Market, Little Canada and Harbour Cruise
Where and when: Toronto, Canada, August 2025 1000: On my second day on Toronto, we started with a walking tour of two of the most
A Tour of Toronto: Day 1
Where and when: Toronto, Canada, August 2025 I visited Toronto over 2 days in early August. This is a record of that visit. Our first
Beautiful Baltics Day 5: More Vilnius
Where and when: Vilnius, Lithuania, May 2025 We had half a day to spend in Vilnius before flying back to the UK, so we decided
Beautiful Baltics Day 4: Exploring Vilnius
Where and when: Vilnius, Lithuania, May 2025 0945: On our first full day in Vilnius, we decided to explore Vilnius old town. We started with breakfast
Beautiful Baltics Day 2: Art Nouveau Riga and Food Tour
Where and when: Riga, Latvia, May 2025 This morning, we decided to explore the new town of Riga. In the afternoon, we had booked a
Beautiful Baltics Day 1: Riga Old Town Tour
Where and when: Riga, Latvia, May 2025 1300: Arrive in Riga and it is short taxi ride from the airport to the hotel. We are
Morocco Day 7: Tizi n’Tchika pass and back to Marrakech
Where and when: Tizi n’Tichika Pass and Marrakesh, 1 February 2025 0730: Today is the last full day of our trip. We are heading back
Morocco Day 3: Exploring Fes
Where and when: Fes, Morocco, 28 January 2025 Today, we have a full day in Fes. It is the oldest of Morocco’s imperial cities and
Japan Day 12: Tokyo Tower, Imperial Palace and Meji Shrine
Where and When: Tokyo, Japan, 18 October 2024 It is our last day in Japan and we decided to spend it ticking off a few
Japan Day 1: Arrival in Tokyo and TeamLab Borderless
1255: Arrival in Tokyo Haneda airport, after a lengthy (14 hours from London) flight. I got a Welcome Suica card and picked up the mobile
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