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Continue reading →: Barcelona – a very walkable city
We really enjoyed the different areas of Barcelona, the Gaudi architecture, the wide open streets with great pedestrian access, the outdoor escalators and so much more.
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Continue reading →: Barcelona – The Beths and Basilica
We arrived in Barcelona and headed straight to The Beths, a great gig. This blog also talks about the Sagrada Familia and our visit there.
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Continue reading →: Lovely Lyon
We had 3 lovely days in Lyon, lots of walking the streets of the old city, roman ruins and along the river banks. It was cold but very pretty and fabulous food.
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Continue reading →: Milla in Paris, part deux
Our whirlwind last day in Paris with Milla was another busy one punctuated by yummy food and fun activities. I loved seeing the Pompidou Centre again (only from the outside). Then we headed off to Lyon.
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Continue reading →: Milla in Paris
Day 1 of our whirlwind weekend discovering Paris through the eyes of a teenager! so much fun and so many people – millions of them.
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Continue reading →: Bordeaux, haircuts and Paris
Back to Bordeaux after leaving our lovely Saint-Émilion haven. Haircuts and a cheap hotel before we headed to Paris and visited a wonderful Monet exhibition.
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Continue reading →: Saint-Émilion and Libourne
We have thoroughly enjoyed our relax in Saint-Émilion. We visited a nearby town Libourne for an explore and to do our laundry. Final pics.
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Continue reading →: Saint-Émilion – a picture postcard village
Saint-Émilion is a beautiful Unesco world heritage village and we are enjoying a lovely relaxing 4 days here. It’s all very pretty and the temperatures have been great.
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Continue reading →: Bordeaux and wine
After Porto we flew to Bordeaux for a couple of days. It was warm but wet. We really enjoyed the wine experience at the wine museum – learned lots about the region.
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Continue reading →: Leaving Spain – back to Porto
We traveled by bus from Santiago back to Porto, then a couple of days exploring Porto with Imogen before making our sad farewells!
Kia ora
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Recent posts
- Free London Activities: Walking
- Quick update – July in the UK so far
- Farewell Italy
- Gallipoli – a relaxed seaside town
- Swimming and sunsets in Gallipoli
- Farewell Monopoli
- Alberobello
- Boat trip Monopoli
- Monopoli and swimming
- Matera – well worth the visit
- Matera – another amazing experience
- Bari – an interesting city
- Food in Bari
- The city of Cagliari
- Cagliari – Flamingos and Swimming
- Cannigione – Cagliari
- Out and about Cannigione Sardinia
- Cannigoine, Sardinia
- Free London activities: #1 & #2
- Isle of Dogs and painting
- London calling – via Melbourne
- Australian Open Tennis
- Out and about in Victoria
- Portsea Mornington Peninsular mini break
- -4 to 42 degrees
- Our final London mini break
- Xmas in Milton Keynes & Silverstone lights
- Beautiful Brighton – part 2
- Beautiful Brighton – part 1
- London and shows!
- Lake District – lovely but wet
- Edinburgh – part 2
- Edinburgh – part 1
- UK small towns and sites
- Scotland – Dundee
- Scotland – Loch Lamond and Glasgow
- Lovely Liverpool
- Manchester and Mumford & Sons
- Bath, Nunney and Castle Combe
- A quick visit to London
- Switzerland – a day in the snow
- Switzerland – Zürich
- Itinerary update – UK Road trip
- Sintra – city of palaces
- Lisbon – storms and steps
- Algarve – Lagos and Portimão
- Portuguese MotoGP
- Benagil Cave and the end of the world
- Algarve week – Lovely beaches and Albufeira
- Sevilla – city of oranges
- El Caminito del Rey (The King’s Little Path)
- Ronda and Setenil
- Málaga, Costa del Sol
- Córdoba – historic city worth visiting
- Mezquita Córdoba
- Almería – interesting places to visit
- Almería – a surprising experience
- Costa Blanca – Alicante and Altea
- Benidorm – beautiful and crazy
- Barcelona – Miró and food!
- Barcelona – a very walkable city
- Barcelona – The Beths and Basilica
- Lovely Lyon
- Milla in Paris, part deux
- Milla in Paris
- Bordeaux, haircuts and Paris
- Saint-Émilion and Libourne
- Saint-Émilion – a picture postcard village
- Bordeaux and wine
- Leaving Spain – back to Porto
- Camino day 15 – our final final day of walking
- Camino day 14 – in Santiago (kinda)
- Camino day 13 – another lovely walk in the Spanish countryside
- Camino day 12 – hurricane Gabrielle arrived
- Camino day 11 – a lovely walking day in Northern Spain
- Camino day 10 – the hills and Vic’s knees
- Camino day 9 – a very mixed day
- Camino day 8 – hills, fire and a cute hotel
- Camino day 7 – Ola Spain!
- Camino day 6 – illness, uber and walking
- Camino day 5 – diverse terrain
- Camino day 4 – cobblestones are painful!
- Camino day 3 – Vic hits the wall
- Camino day 2 – getting our groove
- Camino Day 1 – taking it easy
- Porto day 3 – Camino prep
- Porto, wine and Imogen arrives
- Beautiful Porto
- France to Portugal!
- Pont du Gard and Uzès
- Pernes-les-fountaines and villa life
- Birthday and beautiful villages
- A villa in Provence
- Avignon a day to explore
- Paris to Avignon
- Paris, deuxième journée
- Bonne Journée. Paris day 1.
- Whirlwind Dubai
- Trip prep 2025
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