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Thursday, 23 May 2013 | Views [263]
Hello again
so happy to be holiday again, and in good company with Cheryl and Val along too (Marceelle providing this update)
We chose Venice as a stop over to revisit some of our favourite places, and then Spain because it was new to us.
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Sunday, 4 Sep 2011 | Views [317]
Marcelle and Cheryl are travelling again and in the last stages of preparation and anticipation at what will be another great adventure - both relaxing and invigourating. Here we go on 7th September. Keep tuned for highlights.
Monday, 28 Jun 2010 | Views [637]
And so to Verona for a short stay and to attend the famous Verona Arena Opera Festival. This was a warm Italian evening of much glamour and ceremony, and probably too many Prosecco's (sparkling white).The lead soprano was no spring chicken (as I am told ... Read more >
Friday, 25 Jun 2010 | Views [438]
I imagined that my remaining time in Europe would be in the roughest accommodation so far, so I was very pleasantly surprised to find my family home B & B in Menaggio, Lake Como(at 40 Euro per night!) was extremely pleasant, and the breakfast loaded ... Read more >
Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 6 Jun 2008 | Views [442]
We finally said goodbye to our little car in Orvieto (after Marcelle's frenetic ssss steam clean)and headed for Rome by train Italy and our stay at Il Rosario. But not without a 2.5 hour train delay! ah well that's Italy. Very frustrating, but Cheryl ... Read more >
Friday, 6 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 1 Jun 2008 | Views [392]
We drove slowly down the mountain from Campiglia on the Sunday morning, passing by Pisa and Livorno and turning right into Tuscany via Volterra and Siena. The high points were the beautiful Tuscany scenery, very green at this time of year with the vines ... Read more >
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | Views [364]
This was a beautiful unspoilt little village at the entrance to the Cinque de Terre UNESCO protected park on the Ligurian Sea - directly across the large bay from Monaco, but on the Italian Riveria. It was extremely high on an escarpment that overlooked ... Read more >
Monday, 26 May 2008 | Views [356]
26th May Val and Cheryl are up and jostling with the crowds to be early off the ferry and cab rank for the Ancona station. We make the 8.15am train to Bologna but without porta rizervazioneCheryl plays musical seats all the way. We are misdirected re ... Read more >
Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Views [318]
The pictures tell the story!! Marcelle doing some seriously overdue R & R on Hvar. This island is 50 minutes by cat from Split (large ferry variety, only $5 fare one-way) Booked into a little pensione ($50 a night, no advance booking required) with ... Read more >
Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Views [358]
This was the name of our craft,and we all felt a little sad to wave her goodbye from Split harbour on Saturday morning 24th May.This is not 5 star travel (obviously) and is expressly for the fit and the young at heart! But we all agreed we felt safe ... Read more >
Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [325]
We left Venice for Verona, and spent the morning having brunch and taking a walk around Verona. We left at midday for our train down to Rimini, and were ushered into the first class dining car by a waiter who must have thought we were all rich americans ... Read more >
Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
Dodging the car race
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Monday, 12 May 2008 | Photo Gallery
Gadding about
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Monday, 12 May 2008 | Views [344]
Hi there from Lovely Venice. We are trying this site out and not sure what is saving at present! Photos tell the story, we enjoyed the blue skies and the picturesque canals, shopping and eating out (well, while food not good at one place, exceptionaly ... Read more >
