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July 30, 2008

Hot sleepless nights

I love a cold bedroom and living in the UK that is a very easy thing to achieve just open the window and you rarely have a night over 10 degrees. So when on holiday in the sun I suffer at night if there is no air con. These are my top tips for staying cool [...]

July 10, 2008

Andalucian Parador Holiday

Paradors in Spain are a great find. Sometimes I look at holidays as being like recipes you need a bit of this and a bit of that to make the dish perfect. A very basic dish can be brought to life with a few star ingredients. Paradors are the star ingredient.
So first steps were to get [...]

July 8, 2008

Umbrian Holiday Spoleto

Having enjoyed Tuscany so much we decided to holiday in Umbria specifically Spoleto. We flew into Rome and then drove up to Umbria. This is not as scary as it sounds if you are used to driving in UK cities and busy motorways such as M62, M1 or M25. The airport leads straight out onto [...]

July 8, 2008

A Tuscan Agriturismo near Voltera

Since first visiting Italy I am continually amazed by how beautiful it is. Tuscany with its mix of sunshine, greenery, and medieval towns makes for a perfect holiday.
Most recently we flew to Pisa, hired a car and drove down to Voltera. The drive was peaceful and scenic taking about an hour. We were going to stay [...]

June 30, 2008

Hello world!

Travel, holidays, days out weekends away. We have collected together the best places to stay and go enjoy