Whenever we get the past pictures out and see the ones from our trip to Cornwall in May 2017 then we are just stunned how beautiful this place is; I don’t just say that because I am British, but as a Brit who has left these shores many years ago and with a Filipina, who …
At the mention of Albania, many of you will either be checking google maps to see where on earth we are talking about, or you’ll be picturing gangs kidnapping poor westerners ( a la “Taken”) in a post Stalinist backdrop… but seriously, forget all of that and prepare yourself for one of South Eastern …
This year we had organised Christmas and New Year in the Philippines with Lyssa’s family, and as we arrived a little early we decided to take a side trip to Bali as a pre-Christmas treat! Christmas, however is not one of the best times to visit Bali (rather April – Oct), so if you do …
Out of all the countries we have visited in the world, Japan is hands down our favourite – the people, the sights, the culture and above all the food; it is all so amazing, alien (for us Europeans) and fascinating that we could just keep returning every year, if only there was not the rest …
We love Japan and we love skiing, so a dream trip for us was to travel to Japan with our friends Willem and Christian to do 10 days of skiing in the Nagano prefecture of Japan. The resorts are smaller than in Europe, there is loads of snow, it is much less crowded and Japanese …
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In the middle of winter when the days are dark or cold and you want to make your escape, you can either head to the opposite side of the world in the hope of some sunshine (which means a long journey) or you can double down on winter and head to a place that really …
The final island of the three of ABC for our trip to this part of the world, and we saved the best til last. Bonaire is the most natural of the three islands, you’ll find no big hotels on this island, just raw beauty, air-BNBs, boutique hotels and diving and snorkeling galore. Get ready for …
Curaçao, known as the Island of Healing by early Portuguese sailors – purportedly as ill sailors would be cured from scurvy after a stay on the island owing to the vitamin c fruit diet (and Blue Curaçao cocktails maybe?) that they would consume whilst here. These days all the healing that Curaçao provides is in …
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Just of the coast of Venezuela is a little piece of The Kingdom of the Netherlands that sparkles in the blue waters of the Caribbean and gives the Dutch and many other nationalities a chance to top up their perfect all year suntans. Bonbini na (Welcome to) Aruba! Along with its neighbours, Aruba sits just …
Europe getting a bit too full over the summer period? Then head down south to one of Europe’s blissfully hidden but amazingly beautiful countries – Montenegro! Our trip in July started in the wonderful sea city of Dubrovnik, Croatia where the summer holidays were in full swing and the city packed out every day. A …