Book review: Lost in Ibiza, Rebecca Frayn
I spotted Lost in Ibiza in the Hay Festival bookshop not long after booking a winter sun trip to the[…]
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Category: Europe
Five reasons Limassol is a great addition to your Cyprus itinerary
Limassol wasn’t on my travel list until my niece and her fiance were attracted to the guaranteed sunshine of Cyprus[…]
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Croatia and Bosnia road trip highlights
The Balkans have been on my travel list for a while, particularly Sarajevo since reading The Cellist of Sarajevo. So[…]
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Book review: The Cellist of Sarajevo, Steven Galloway
I first read The Cellist of Sarajevo 14 years ago and it had a profound impact on me. Now that[…]
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Only Lyon: for a fabulous foodie weekend in France
When Lyon was recommended as a great place for foodies it went straight on my travel list. What I didn’t[…]
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Mesmerising Matera: experiencing the extraordinary
Much as I loved our adventures around Puglia, the highlight of the trip was undoubtedly Matera, which is just across[…]
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Amazing Alberobello: Puglia’s unique Unesco gem
On a road trip to Puglia, one stop not to be missed is Alberobello, a small town filled with 1,500[…]
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Lovely Lecce: Puglia’s baroque beauty
After a couple of days in sparkling white Ostuni, our Puglian road trip saw us heading further down the heel[…]
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