Brussels: A City Break Diary (Day 2)
A tale of two cities, a train walk of shame and sampling more Brussels beer…
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Brussels: A City Break Diary (Day 1)
When Mr Fletche suggested Brussels as an Easter/birthday getaway, I confess that I wasn’t overly enthused. What’s in Brussels, I asked? Home of the European Parliament, where they sit around discussing how much bend should be in our bananas? Sprouts (a vegetable that would certainly be consigned to my Room 101)? Tintin and his dog? A little boy peeing into a fountain? Instead, I was more than pleasantly surprised by what this vibrant and cosmopolitan city had to offer. Dull, grey and bureaucratic? Most definitely not…
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Salzburg Travel Diaries: Day 3
“Mr Fletche and I spend 10 minutes admiring the maze of cobbled streets and quaint buildings housing hotels, shops and restaurants; and 30 minutes admiring a beer overlooking the lake”.
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Salzburg Travel Diaries: Day 2
It’s day 2 of our Salzburg City Break with Ma and Pa Lee. Time to really hit those Sound of Music locations and dance around wearing curtains
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Salzburg Day by Day: The Hills Are Alive…
Growing up, Ma Lee’s dream had always been to visit Austria. Like a wish-granting genie, faster than Ma Lee could rustle up lederhosen from a pair of curtains, flights and hotels were booked for a September jaunt to Salzburg. And of course, we couldn’t let two travel novices like Ma and Pa Lee travel alone could we?
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Budapest Travel Diaries: Valentines Day in Budapest
Budapest Part 2: A Valentine’s date with an alpaca and a sloth…
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Budapest Travel Diaries: Walking Tours and Ruin Bars
Budapest has been on the Fletcher radar for some time. “Shall we do Budapest this year?” we said in 2011. We went to Bruges. “Shall we do Budapest this year?” we said in 2012. We went to Amsterdam and Krakow. “Shall we do Budapest this year?” we said in 2013. We went to Sorrento. So 2014 was to be the year of Budapest…
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USA Travel Diaries: Exploring Boston (Part 2)
Final update from the USA 2013 Travel Blog!
