Matera, Italy, And The Spectacular Sassi (Complete Guide)

27/09/2021.Reading time 63 minutes.

Close-up view of the Sassi of Matera from the belvedere Murgia Timone across the ravine.

All you need to visit Sassi di Matera: things to do, the best cave hotels, restaurants and viewpoints in southern Italy’s unique cave city.

Romania Travel – Highlights Of An Unheralded Destination

13/11/2019.Reading time 13 minutes.

Romania Travel Series: Overview of top things to do and what we loved about Bucharest, Sibiu, Brasov, Sighisoara, Maramures & Bucovina.

Weimar, Germany – Where Bauhaus Began

18/11/2018.Reading time 15 minutes.

Celebrating the centenary of Bauhaus Design in Weimar, Germany, where the radical design movement was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919.

A Sensory Exploration Of Europe With Thalys

16/06/2018.Reading time 14 minutes.

A sensory exploration of the cities that make up the Thalys train network and a sampling of the experiences they offer beyond the big ticket sights.

Calçada – Portugal’s Distinctive Mosaic Pavements

29/10/2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

The traditional mosaic pavements of Portugal – Calçada Portuguesa – can be found all across the country. Especially in the streets in the historic city centres of Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, even the Azores Islands.

Postcards From Portugal!

09/10/2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Highlights from our two week Portugal itinerary which included Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Tomar, the Douro Valley and a few days in the Azores.

Brussels – Exploring History Through Architecture

05/09/2017.Reading time 20 minutes.

Art Nouveau walk in Brussels, Belgium, and an exploration of the city’s history through its eclectic architecture.

The Singing Bells Of Brussels

01/09/2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

The musical bells of the carillon in Brussels, Belgium.

Celebrating Dia de la Paloma On The Streets Of Madrid

15/08/2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you plan to travel to Madrid, Spain, in August, you shouldn’t miss the five day La Paloma festival and parade.

In Photos – Highlights Of Beautiful Belgium

26/07/2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Photo feature on Belgium featuring the highlights of our visit through Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp.

Not Your Standard Belgian Postcard!

20/07/2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

A most unexpected find in the quiet Wilrijk neighbourhood of Antwerp!

An Atmospheric Evening In Split

14/01/2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Moonlight. Mushy 60’s music. The company of a good man in the midst of lovely strangers. Chilled beer on the candle lit steps of a restaurant named after a Phaeronic necropolis, in the hippostyle hall of an ancient Roman Palace comprising the heart of a beautiful Balkan city. All watched over by Thutmosis’ inscrutable Sphinx. One of my favourite things to do of […]