Glorious views from the top of S. Giorgio Maggiore Campanile
THE ISLAND OF SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – The Church and Campanile The impressive white facade of San Giorgio Maggiore church can be seen across the water from St Mark’s and tempts tourists to hop on a vaporetto (No. 2 service clockwise) to see what’s inside, just one stop away. The church is late 16th century […]…
Christmas Markets of the Rhine cruise on Amadeus Riva
Lesley Bellew joins Great Railway Journeys’ Christmas Markets of the Rhine cruise on Amadeus Riva – and finds it’s just the ticket to get into the festive mood…
Down the beautiful Rhine
Ahhh – to be collected form home and driven to Heathrow is THE way to start your holiday! This was our 2nd trip with Saga and we LOVE their service. A very interesting mix of passengers, all about our age.. so much in common. Great river stops, wonderful food, brilliant cabin. ALL you need to […]…
Quite a FIND
As I was several months post new hip op, we booked a simple trip with Tui – from bristol to Sardinia – a NEW destinatioon. Loved the site loved the weather, loved the meals. Sdaly the local bus service ONLY started the fllowing week, so we had little chance to explore nearby – unless you […]…
Good hotel but major drawbacks
If it wasn’t for the cons below I would Highly Recommend this hotel. Cons Air con is very very poor in that it makes a lot of noise but really only blows warm air. It did not even cope with temperatures of 27. If a hotel is going to stay open until November and it […]…
Pleasant company and an excellent tour manager
We booed this tour at the Destinations exhibition early this year to take advantage of a 10% discount on what seemed to be quite a competitive price. We were fortunate that, with this trip being the last of the season there were only 15 guests, including us, and the tour manager, which made it convenient […]…
Cruising the Azores and Madeira with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Marion Ainge meets a charmer in Madeira, marvels at a crater lake in the Azores and takes a tuk tuk tour around Lisbon….
France’s Finest with Viking Cruises
“France’s Finest” is an appropriate name for a cruise that allowed us to explore some of France’s many historical treasures in comfort….
Why it’s twice as nice on the Danube aboard Riverside Mozart
If you are thinking of exploring the Danube, Riverside Luxury Cruises may offer the best possible way to discover big-hitter cities like Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna as well as a jewel-box of picturesque waterfront towns. Here are eight reasons why:…
A bus trip to Bulgaria’s third city
We thought travelling by train in Bulgaria was difficult, but it was a doddle compared to the local bus. As the country’s third largest city, Varna was only a 30-minute bus journey from our beach resort Golden Sands, and a trip into town was an ideal way to spend a cloudy day. Getting to the […]…
Not the most impressive frescoes I’ve seen
Whilst travelling back to Sofia for a few days before flying home, a friend sent through a short video of ‘Bulgaria’s stunningly preserved UNESCO World Heritage church frescoes’ and asked if I’d seen them. Well I hadn’t, but decided I needed to rise to the challenge. Unfortunately Boyana Church, or to use its correct name, […]…
Exploring the 2019 European Capital of Culture
Bulgaria’s second city, Plovdiv, was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It is divided into two main areas: the modern, more central part and the Old Town, each with a Tourist Information Office providing a helpful range of leaflets and maps. We found it easy to navigate with many streets named after famous people […]…
