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Travel blog aimed at more mature independent travellers who like to arrange their own holidays. The site contains information, advice and resources based on our own travel experiences.
A Week In Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife
2020-01-15 01:40
View over the rooftops of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, on a misty morning (This post contains some affiliate links, which simply means that if you make a booking or purchase after clicking o… Read More
Two Weeks In Iceland – An Overdue Return
2019-07-06 16:08
(This post contains some afffiliate links, which help us to fund the site – for more information please see the Disclosure) Landscape near Djupavik in the Westfjords One of the first p… Read More
Snapshots From A Winter Trip To Utrecht
2018-12-31 16:00
(This post contains some affiliate links – for more information please see the Disclosure) Matt and I spent Christmas in Utrecht in The Netherlands.  Utrecht is so easy to re… Read More
Outdoor Spaces In Tallinn
2018-12-16 22:03
Tallinn’s Old Town Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, is a wonderful city to visit.  The Old Town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is immensely attractive.  It feel… Read More
Yorkshire Nature Reserves
2018-11-07 22:08
Matt and I have recently been exploring nature reserves in the region around our Yorkshire home.  I can’t believe we have lived here for over 30 years, and explored so much, but n… Read More
2018-08-15 13:14
Burton Agnes Hall Burton Agnes is a lovely Elizabethan hall in East Yorkshire, which is still a lived-in family home.  The hall is full of character, and contains extensive collections… Read More
Ojcow National Park Near Krakow, Poland
2018-02-04 15:02
Krakow is a beautiful city to visit, and there are several great day trips you can easily take from the city.  Many tourists visit the fantastic Wieliczka salt mines, and the poignant A… Read More
2018-01-25 21:34
Here are some suggested holiday companies for people who, like us, don’t do typical package holidays. There are many excellent travel companies that arrange great tours like the ones w… Read More
Zakopane And The Tatra Mountains, Poland
2018-01-18 14:25
If you are wondering where to go for your next walking holiday in Europe, how about the Tatra Mountains which straddle Poland and Slovakia? Craggy scenery in the Polish High Tatras The High… Read More
2018-01-11 21:03
If you find yourself anywhere near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, Harlow Carr Garden is a beautiful place to a visit. Harlow Carr in summer The garden in autumn The 68 acre garden is ow… Read More
Recommended Travel Resources
2017-12-29 13:10
On this page I have brought together many of the resources that we regularly use when planning our own trips, and can therefore personally recommend.  (For our recommended travel and to… Read More
2017-11-07 08:29
View from Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata Many people tend to associate Spain with beach holidays in the Costas and city breaks in the great cities like Barcelona, Granada, Seville and Madrid. But… Read More
The Maspalomas Sand Dunes In Gran Canaria
2017-10-14 12:21
A Day out from Puerto de Mogan Before visiting Gran Canaria I had read about the sand dunes at Maspalomas.  As well as the dunes there is also a lagoon which is used by migratory birds… Read More
Favourite Nature And Wildlife Photos
2017-10-02 17:00
Here is a selection of some of our favourite nature and wildlife photos from our travels (and a few from closer to home), in no particular order.  We hope you enjoy them! Butterfly on… Read More
2017-09-24 15:01
I couldn’t leave this series on Peru without mentioning Lima – after all this will probably be your first and last stay in the country.  So here are a few observations, sugg… Read More
Favourite Photos Of The Azores
2017-09-14 11:23
Here is a selection of our favourite photos from the Azores.   We hope you enjoy them! Sao Miguel Mosteiros and its sea stacks Hydrangeas growing by the side of a track Twin lakes at… Read More
From Cusco To Lake Titicaca
2017-09-08 14:54
Leaving Cusco and the Sacred Valley, the next destination in our Peruvian tour was Lake Titicaca. Getting to Puno from Cusco Puno is the main base for visiting Lake Titicaca.  There a… Read More
Cusco And The Inca Ruins At Saqsaywaman
2017-08-30 10:41
Cusco The attractive city of Cusco was the next base in our tour of Peru. Cusco centre and cathedral Cusco is situated at an altitude of around 3360m, and unless you have spent time acc… Read More
Machu Picchu And A VERY Special Hotel
2017-08-23 14:26
Journey to Machu Picchu It was with great excitement that we boarded the train to Machu Picchu.  Visiting the spectacularly situated lost city was, after all, the reason we had chosen t… Read More
Moray, Maras And A Great View Of The Andes
2017-08-20 11:02
For our final full day in the Sacred Valley of Peru we booked a private tour to the Inca agricultural terraces at Moray and the salt pans at Maras. The tour included being picked up by a gu… Read More
Visiting The Ollantaytambo Ruins, Peru
2017-08-19 12:52
The second trip in our stay in the Sacred Valley of Peru was to see the remarkable Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytamo itself is a great little town, which can be reached by bus f… Read More
Peru – Practicalities And Resources
2017-08-03 16:18
IMPORTANT NOTE There are currently problems travelling in Peru due to strikes which are causing road blockades and also landslides and flooding due to adverse weather conditions.  A Sta… Read More
Sao Jorge – A Great Island For Walking
2017-07-14 15:22
If like us you enjoy walking, you will love Sao Jorge in The Azores.  The island is long and thin, with a 56 km mountain ridge along its spine.  The ridge is dotted with craters a… Read More
Flores – The Very Edge Of Europe
2017-07-11 22:45
If you travel to Faja Grande on the island of Flores, you have reached the westernmost point of Europe.  Though geologically you are already in North America.  The islands of the… Read More
THE AZORES – A Very Different Europe
2017-07-05 23:23
The Azores are a group of nine volcanic islands way out in the Atlantic Ocean.  The islands are an autonomous region of Portugal.  But because of their isolation, climate and volc… Read More
A Day Trip To Thorsmork
2017-06-30 13:08
Thorsmork is a wild, mountainous area in southern Iceland that is inaccessible to normal road vehicles.  Many people hike to the area, and spend several days appreciating the beau… Read More
A Bus Tour To Laki
2017-06-22 15:47
Not only is Skaftafell a spectacular Icelandic destination in its own right, it is also the starting point for one of the best day trips in Iceland – a bus tour to Laki.  The Laki… Read More
THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT SWITZERLAND
2017-06-09 19:28
1.  Mountain Footpaths You can see fantastic views like this….. Pinnacles near Engelberg And this….. Mountain view near St Moritz And this….. Lake Silvaplaners… Read More
AEOLIAN ISLANDS
2017-06-06 22:15
An Island-Hopping Journey to See Stromboli (April 2017) I admit it – I have a bit of an obsession with volcanoes.   Matt and I have had wonderful trips to Iceland and the Azo… Read More

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