The island of Santorini is a popular destination on any itinerary to Greece.
Santorini’s dramatic cliffs, spectacular caldera, and charming towns of Fira and Oia make it one of the most beautiful islands in Greece. The sunsets are legendary.
This 30-day, self-drive itinerary takes in the best of Malta (5 days), the highlights of Sicily (2-week itinerary), a brief visit to the Amalfi Coast and a week in Tuscany (staying on the outskirts of beautiful San Gimignano).
Take a photographic tour of Malta, Sicily, Amalfi Coast and Tuscany.
We are big fans of Eastern Europe. After a trip in 2015 through Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, we were inspired to return to see a little more of this beautiful part of Europe in 2017.
Our latest Eastern Europe itinerary took in Poland, the Baltic States and Russia. It was a 5-week trip flying to Europe via South Korea, with a few added highlights (including Prague and Berlin). We can highly recommend this trip.
Photos of 2017 Trip to Prague, Berlin, Poland, Baltic States, Russia and Seoul
Parliament – Budapest
In May/June 2015 we did a wonderful road trip in Eastern Europe starting in Hungary, travelling down through Slovenia, through Croatia (including a few of the islands), then up through Bosnia and Herzegovina back to Hungary.
The itinerary, over three weeks, was as follows:
Budapest – Ljubljana – Lake Bled – Rovinj – Plitvice Lakes – Trogir (Split) – Hvar – Korcula – Dubrovnik – Mostar – Sarajevo – Pecs – Budapest
Venice, Italy
Visiting Venice is like visiting a living museum. Its beautiful setting, its abundance of artworks and architecture and its maze of streets and canals make it a unique experience.
We arrived by train into Santa Lucia station and were able to change money, buy a snack and get a map from the Tourist Information Office – all within the station building. Going out the main doors and down the steps took us to a large pedestrian area – to the beginning of the Grand Canal – the main thoroughfare of Venice.
From the station we took a Vaporetto (water bus) towards the San Zaccaria stop, just near St Marks Square. This trip down the Grand Canal was a wonderful introduction to Venice. (more…)
A Train Journey on the Golden Pass Line: Montreux to Lucerne
After a short stay in Paris we wanted to make our way across to Venice via Switzerland and enjoy the scenery along the way.
Our ‘accommodation guru’ came up with a great plan. We would travel by train from Paris to Montreux (on Lake Geneva) then take the Golden Pass Line through to Lucerne where we would spend two nights and one day, before continuing by train onto Venice.
The Golden Pass Line is a spectacular rail trip with views of Swiss villages, rivers, lakes, forests and mountains. Because of the changes in rail gauge along the route, the Golden Pass Line involves taking three different trains.
In January 2010 we spent two nights and one day in Lucerne in mid-winter on our way between Paris and Venice.