From City to Coast: Florence to Cinque Terre
Monterosso-al-Mare in Italy’s Cinque Terre. It’s just like Weston-Super-Mare. But without the donkeys. And with blue sea.
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Italy Travel Diaries: 48 Hours in Venice (Part 2)
Murano, Burano and Prosecco (oh my) – the most wonderful way to spend a day in beautiful Venice.
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Italy Travel Diaries: 48 hours in Venice (Part 1)
Venice. A city where “Get Lost” is an instruction and not an insult. Welcome to our first day in the Queen of The Adriatic
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Italy Travel Diaries: One Day in Verona…
Verona…so much more than star-crossed lovers with a tragic ending…
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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 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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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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A Long Weekend in Amsterdam
Join us on a whirlwind weekend in Amsterdam, where we navigate three hotels, stroll alongside picturesque canals, and explore everything from Anne Frank’s Secret Annexe to the bustling Red Light District
