Paris, Ville de l’Hiver et Pommes
Since my first time in Paris, in 2010 I have been returning with great curiosity for more discoveries. We planned this trip well in advance so we found affordable tickets for the Eurostar, we chose and...
View ArticleLyon, Easter Eggs and Weawing Songs
From Paris, we hopped on the train again and in two hours we were in Lyon. We were first timers and although the weather was a bit grey and crisp, it was a great introduction to the city. As tourists …...
View ArticleNaples, Bucharest on Steroids
In this week’s blog we have a very special guest writer, Husband Chris, telling of our journey through Naples, Italy. If we get a positive response we may ask him to come back more regularly for some...
View ArticleLecce, Otranto and Salve – Mr. Bean goes to Puglia (Part 1)
After the lovely feature from Husband Chris about our trip to Naples, I continue with our tour of Puglia, Southern Italy. The premise of this trip was gluttony. Chris, and our friends G & H were at...
View ArticleGallipoli, Castellana and the rest – Mr. Bean goes to Puglia (Part 2)
Gallipoli As we were driving into Gallipoli again, Mr. H made it clear that he needs to follow a so called tradition by now, where they, Chris became part of this, have to have a dip in the water. They...
View ArticleSpring in Bucharest
We revisited Bucharest to see family and friends on the way back from Puglia, before we left for Canada. It seemed like the time we had put aside for this part of the trip, four weeks, was too short....
View ArticleCologne, London and Manchester – The triplets of Ancaville
Before the trip to Canada, the excuse for all this traveling, we did a round of our regulars. Cologne I have very fond memories of this trip. First of all our friends there are such good hosts that...
View ArticleCopenhagen, Red Lady Swinging
This is again a feature by Husband Chris. Here it goes. I’m not sure if we would’ve made it to Copenhagen this time around if it wasn’t for the idea of going to experience the much coveted, once rated...
View ArticleThank you 2013
I had a similar post at the beginning of the previous year and it felt like a good idea to recap some of the highlight moments of 2013. We started the year in one part of the world and ended … Continue...
View ArticleI see grass again, Toronto
We did it! We committed to embrace Toronto with the same curiosity as we did Manchester and after a few months here I feel we are on our way. When we were bathing in the sun, in Brisbane we were …...
View ArticleMont-Tremblant, where the cool kids hike
We are off to explore this big country of ours, even if it is for a few days to celebrate Canada Day. I booked us for a mini trip only 580 kms away from Toronto near Mont-Tremblant, Quebec in a …...
View ArticleNorfolk Mistery
Oh vacation plans. It seems like a fun easy enough thing to do but having now to consider vacation days as a finite entity is motivating to make the most of it. Our original plan for this year was to …...
View ArticleCanadian Cousins visit Sardinia
One has to be careful with inviting us to events, we may end up saying yes and book a trip to come to your wedding, even if it is in Sardinia. Not only that but we will end up pretending … Continue...
View ArticleVenice – Water, Colour and Tourism
The last leg of our trip was setup for a reunion with Mr. E and Miss Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Now these two have been a part of our lives since our first weeks in Manchester and by now we have …...
View ArticleThank you 2014
Dear 2014, You were a odd one. Here are some of your: Travel highlights: Attended three weddings. Family wedding Florida, adopted-cousins wedding in Sardinia and friend’s wedding in Toronto. All...
View ArticleDetroit – Colour me ignorant
Remember when we used to go to Paris for the weekend from Manchester? Well now we go to Detroit. This joke got some chuckles before our weekend trip to Detroit and ironically enough I look back and...
View ArticleTrip to Warm Mother Country
Boxing day 2014 we decided to fly south for the cold month of February, skip some of Toronto‘s harshest temperatures and visit our home there. So far I have spent 7 months in Australia and it was...
View ArticleBoothbay, Knickerbocker Lake and plenty of Lobster (by Husband Chris)
To fulfill our yearly quota of delicious food and scenic drives, my sister organized an amazing trip to the US state of Maine. End of July, we flew from Toronto to Boston, where we met briefly with P...
View ArticleLondon, Paris, Cologne, Bucharest
September is our wedding season. For two years in a row, we have been part of beautiful weddings, as you may remember from our adventures in Sardinia. Well, in 2015, we were part of our sweet Mrs....
View ArticlePoppies in Dordogne and EuroCup in Paris
Husband Chris’ family know how to organize some excellent getaways. This year it was abound with visits as we had my dad visiting from Romania for a couple of weeks in March and later, in July, we had...
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