The Italian film director Federico Fellini is meant to have said that “life is a combination of magic and pasta” and after our recent visit to Venice nothing more sums up this quote than this beautiful, floating city. To be honest, much of our OOO travel is lead by food, connecting a series of breakfasts, …
At the top end of the Eastern Caribbean lies a verdant island that, whilst just under 90 km2 in size manages to pack in two different countries: the constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – Sint Maarten; and the French overseas collectivity – Sint Martin. How this came to be, is a story of centuries …
Over 100 years ago the Spanish government, in the early days of chasing the tourist dollar, embarked on setting up a network of luxury hotels that would take the visitor to oft unvisited parts of Spain that were a hidden gem to make a detour for. Typically housed in castles, monasteries, palaces and other historic …
Perpignan is a lovely little French city tucked away at the foot of the Pyrenees just a stone’s throw from France’s border with Spain. In fact this Catalan city has moved backwards and forwards between the two countries to give it a unique Franco-Spanish flavour. We usually get to pass by Perpignan on our regular …
On the western side of Valencia Community, in the area of Bicorp you’ll find a hidden natural gem that is the River Fraile (the Monk’s river). This ~10km river route (round trip) will give the opportunity to do some self-guided canyoning along some spectacular nature and a chance to escape from the hot Valencian summer. …
In 813 AD King Alfonso II (The Chaste) made what is said to be the first pilgrimage to North Western Spain to visit the remains of the apostle James (Santiago); building a chapel to the saint that would later become a grand cathedral on a square described as the the field of stars (Compostela) and …
In Malaga province, hidden away in the gorge of the Chorro river you’ll find a bit of adventure that makes for a must do daytrip when you are in the area. With walkways fastened high-up against the rock faces of the gorge, the caminito was originally built in the early 1900s to help workers build …
Stretching from the fine dining of Denia in the north, to the pink lake of Torrevieja in its south, the province of Alicante has some of most picturesque seascapes in Spain. Here we’ll give you our top spots to visit in this varied little province: Cova Tallada Just to the south of Denia you’ll find …
For us, the little town of Chelva is one of our top places to visit not just in Valencia but the whole of Spain for some wonderful outdoor hiking. Start in the centre of town and follow the signs of La Ruta del Agua, also download the route from the town’s website as the signs …
With our anniversary approaching it was our usual October conundrum for where to travel during this period of unsettled global weather, so it was time to head back to Africa…this time east coast Close to the European time zone, warm, dry and if it is beach you want then the vibrant colours of Mauritius are …