Lubeck might be of interest to the Xmas Market Brigade amongst you – especially those looking for new destinations. It will particularly suit anyone close to London Stansted which offers direct flights. Alternatively, you can fly to Hamburg and get the train to the Hauptbahnhof (20 mins) and a 40 minute train on to Lubeck. […]
Read MoreI’m just home from the Dublin Craft Fair and have to share this with you. Nineteen Wicklow women spent six years knitting the map of Ireland. The group of knitting friends set out to create a labour of love and thousands of hours went in to the construction of the 5m X 4m display. They […]
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From our first visit in 1986, up to the most recent this summer, I think ( only think) we’ve visited Italy 15 times. We’d eight family camping holidays that took in the ‘big’ Italian names – Rome, Florence, Venice, Siena, Pisa, Sorrento, etc. as well as lakes, mountains beaches, pasta…… We’d two self drive trips […]
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It’s hard to put your finger on it – you know you’re in Italy but it’s not quite like her other cities. Italian is spoken in the streets but not by everyone. Goulash or strudel is as likely to pop up on your menu as is gnocchi or pizza. And then there is the architecture […]
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It does’t have to be a week of course – you’d see a lot over a long weekend – or come and stay forever! You can visit many tourist highlights as daytrips from Ljubliana but it’s always nice to have a sleepover isn’t it. The distances on this itinerary aren’t huge and it’s all on […]
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