It wasn’t that long ago that in order to tell your best friend the latest gossip, or hear from your love, you had to write it out on paper, seal it up, put a stamp on it and send it through the post. While you would never send a letter instead of an email or…
Category: Tours
Krakow: A photo Blog
During the first lockdown I thought it would be good to share photos I don’t normally post when I write blogs about the cities I visit, so I shared some favorites from Rome. As this third lockdown drags on (longer than the first if you can believe it), I have struggled with writing blogs. It’s…
Two Days in Amsterdam
Day 1 Breakfast at your hotel This isn’t a hard and fast rule since there are tons of delicious breakfast options in Amsterdam (like Danish pancakes), but for me, my travel rule is, if the hotel offers breakfast, it’s worth it to just easily start my day without having to search for a place to…
Stepping into the Stone Age at Kents Caverns
The island on which we live is steeped in history. From ruins of Roman towns to Medieval Castles, you can find history wherever you turn in the United Kingdom. But history of man on the island far exceeds medieval kings and queens and even ancient Rome and we experienced this history first hand a couple…
Eight Excursions to take in Beautiful Budapest
Originally three cities split by the Danube river, Buda, Pest (said Pesht), and Old Pest are now united as one large Hungarian capital, Budapest. Budapest is a beautiful city full of amazing architecture, delicious foods and a history of being taken over by it’s neighbors. But Hungarians are resilient and their capital is now a…
In Their Footsteps: a photo essay on the footprint of the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto
We took a historical walking tour learning about the struggles of those interned in the Jewish Ghetto during the Second World War. Clouds rolled across the morning sky as we walked through Warsaw toward the POLIN museum to meet out guide. While the clouds threatened rain in the crisp morning air, fall leaves played at…