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1 Tokyo, Japan. Expanding my food comfort zone.
When traveling I like to try the local delicacies, street food or national dishes, but this has sometimes […]
Hever Castle and Gardens in Kent, England.
Hever Castle in Kent is a beautiful, romantic double moated castle, and once the childhood home of Anne […]
Longleat Safari and Festival of Lights, Wiltshire, England.
Longleat Safari is set in the substantial grounds of Longleat, the beautiful Elizabethan stately home in the English County of Wiltshire, and the […]
Berlin, Germany. Exploring western Berlin
Day 6. This was our last day in Berlin before flying back to the UK to see family […]
Berlin, Germany. Exploring the City.
Day 5. This was the day I could put into practice all the things I had learned about […]
Berlin, Germany. Tour to Potsdam
Day 4. For today I had booked myself once again on an Insider Walking tour, this time a daytrip […]
Berlin, Germany. Third Reich tour.
Day 3. Today my husband didn’t have to work which was nice and meant that he got to […]
Berlin, Germany. Insider walking tour.
Day 2. After eating breakfast with my husband, he went off to work and I headed out to […]
Berlin, Germany. Arrival and great dinner.
Day 1. Our trip to Berlin came about because my husband had a business trip that took him […]
Cornwall, exploring The Eden Project and Tintagel.
Once again I was in the UK visiting family. I had driven down to the West Country (as […]
Ely, Sandringham Estate and Cambridge.
While back in the UK to visit family I had made arrangements with some new friends to visit […]
New York in December. Top of the Rock and Bryant ...
After a good nights rest in, my friend Vicky and I headed out in the morning for our second day […]
New York in December. Walking tour and Christmas lights.
My husband had business that took him to White Plains, New York, so I tagged along so that […]
Vienna, Austria. Wiener Schnitzel and other eats around town.
Weiner Schnitzel, a traditional Austrian dish of Veal that is breaded and fried, is a meal I definitely […]
Vienna, Austria. Belvedere Palace and Opera House tour.
To visit the Belvedere Palace we got on the U-Bahn and rode the train to the Sudtiroler Platz Station. […]
Day trip from Vienna to Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial
Although I knew it would be difficult, I have long felt the need to visit a Concentration Camp […]
Vienna, Austria. The Spanish Riding School.
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna is famous for it’s Lipizzaner horses and their demonstrations of the ‘haute […]
Vienna, Austria. Walking and exploring the city.
Our hotel had been selected for convenience for my husbands business rather than it being central for my […]
Vienna, Austria. Schonbrunn Palace, Gardens, and Vienna Zoo.
Schonbrunn Palace is a former imperial summer residence of the Habsburg Monarchs in Vienna. It was built in […]
Vienna, Austria, Cafes, Cake and Strudel.
Since visiting Austria as a child, Apple Strudel has long been one of my favourite pastries. and so while […]