Reflections of Berlin

Written on Saturday, March 25, 2023 by

Monday 1st July…  Danke, I said to my taxi driver after he dropped me off at my new home for the next 3 nights…I checked into my hotel and collapsed on my bed…This is it…I […]

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Istanbul – A Turkish Delight

Written on Thursday, March 23, 2023 by

1980…   Mysterious, exotic Istanbul has intrigued me ever since I saw dreamy photos of a city of huge mosques and towering minarets, looking over the watery expanse of the Bosphorus teeming with bouncing ferries […]

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Dreams Come True in Peru

Written on Friday, March 17, 2023 by

One of my first travel memories as a child was seeing photos of Machu Picchu and being in awe of this incredible lost world high above the clouds.  I thought it must be one of […]

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Budapest Brims with Beauty

Written on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by

Ahhh Budapest, what a gorgeous, interesting and wonderful city you are! I was lucky enough to spend two days here and felt that I got a great insight into this fascinating capital. There is beauty […]

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Antigua Adventures

Written on Monday, March 13, 2023 by

My main aim of going to Antigua 25 years ago was to learn Spanish, what I came away with was so much more.  There is something to be said about living like a local. It […]

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Africa 1995

Written on Friday, March 10, 2023 by

It was July 1995 – I know that as the dates were printed on the photos – remember those days? Africa, to me, was always the mysterious continent that was experienced by the lucky few […]

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Tuscany is a Treasure

Written on Thursday, March 9, 2023 by

After our Roman Holiday we boarded a train from Rome to Naples and with speeds up to 300km p/hour had us there in no time.  After being collected from the railway station we were taken […]

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Italy, Family, Food and Fun

Written on Monday, February 27, 2023 by

Our Italian adventure started with an early transfer from Rome airport into the city.  After the long flight I was relieved to have the driver waiting for us and we were taken to our home […]

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The Sandwich Man, Syracuse, Italy

Written on Monday, January 9, 2023 by

If you’ve asked anyone about their time in Syracuse, chances are they will mention Andrea, the sandwich man. With queues around the block it’s not hard to find Caseificio Borderi, a deli and sandwich restaurant […]

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