Category: Off The Beaten Track
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10 Things To Do With Under-10s in Amsterdam
This is a revamp of a post I wrote a few years ago. My boys are teenagers now and way taller than me. Don’t let that put you off! It’s still valid! I think they would still like doing quite of few of the things to do in Amsterdam listed below. When they…
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The Farm, New Zealand
Just a few short hours before, I was calmly seated on a long-haul flight from the other side of the globe. Now, I am holding on for dear life to the back of my Dad’s quad while he careens up and down hills, swerving between trees and splashing through boggy creeks while chasing…
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Blowing in the wind at the Rimini Kite Festival
The joy of kites at the Rimini Kite Festival In April we drove over to Rimini on the East coast of Italy to visit some friends. We were incredibly lucky to hit town on the weekend that the once a year kite festival was on; and not only that, there was a perfect…
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Strolling Through Noli On The Ligurian Coast, Italy
Surprises Everywhere! The Ligurian coast in Italy is full of surprises! I don’t know how many times we have zoomed along the motorway on the way to Turin and passed by all its secrets. Recently, we decided it was time to start exploring a bit of this coastline. We unearthed the beautiful village of…
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The Lowdown On Whale-Watching In Quebec, Canada
Whales, Whales Everywhere As promised when I wrote about laid-back town of Tadoussac, which nestles on the edge of the huge St Lawrence river in Quebec, here’s the lowdown on looking for whales of all kinds in the waters around the town. Apparently, if you’re lucky enough, you can just look in…
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Into The (Slightly) Wild: Tadoussac, Quebec
On the banks of the Saint Lawrence river We had come to the end of the road; or so it seemed. After driving alongside the enormous St Lawrence river for a few hours on a smooth, two-lane highway filled with large trucks and the biggest camper-vans I have ever seen, the road had just…
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Bussana Vecchia, Liguria: Where To Eat
Where to eat in the village of Bussana Vecchia Remember that I promised you a couple of weeks ago that I’d tell you where to eat once you’ve explore the wonderful village of Bussana Vecchia on the Ligurian Coast of Italy ? Well, here I finally am to divulge all the eating secrets of…
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Cervo, Liguria, Italy
Discover the beauty of Liguria I had a very pleasant surprise a couple of weekends ago when I discovered this tiny village on the Ligurian coast in Italy. We chose to go there arbitrarily as it was at the halfway point between our house and where the friend we were going to meet…
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Alba, Italy: Truffles, Food And Fabulous Views!
Eating out in Alba Over Christmas we had a reunion with some old friends in Alba, a beautiful town in the middle of the Langhe wine growing region just below Turin in Italy. With all our kids safely parked with one set of very accommodating grandparents, we headed off to Alba and to…
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A Visit To The Segesta Temple In Sicily
Segesta temple in Sicily is not to be missed! One of the most stunning buildings I saw when we visited the Western part of Sicily last year (yes, this post has been a long time in coming!) was this ancient Doric temple ruin near the small town of Calatafimi-Segesta, near the slopes of Mt…
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Valencia, Spain: Home Of Fabulous Paella
It had just been too long since we were in Andalusia. So, few months ago, we decided to take a weekend trip to Valencia in Spain, partially because we were having serious withdrawal symptoms from a lack of Jamón Ibérico and tapas. I didn’t really know what to expect from the city. The only…
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How To Get A Coffee Fix In Turin, Italy
A Few Of My Favourite Cafes In Turin There are nearly as many cafes in Turin as there are stars in the sky. I haven’t found one yet that makes bad coffee but there are a few that I try to frequent whenever I visit Turin, that make outstanding coffee. The only problem with…
