Tour de Mont Blanc – Day 2 – Refuge de Bellachat to Flégère
The sun was peeping over the top of the Mont Blanc range as we took breakfast on the sunny terrace of Refuge de Bellachat, overlooking …
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Tour de Mont Blanc – Day 1 – Les Houches to Refuge de Bellachat
On our very first day hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc, we were enthusiastic but a little slow to get on the trail. As we …
Memento park – Icons of Budapest’s communist past
What do you do with all your iconic communist statues when they’re no longer welcome in the squares and parks of central Budapest? At Memento …
Zakynthos podcast – sightseeing around the island in Greece
Welcome to podcast 13 in my travel podcast series. I’m taking you on holiday with me to the Greek island of Zakynthos or Zante as …
Visiting Salföld near Lake Balaton – and Sour cherry soup!
On our recent holiday near Lake Balaton in Hungary, we ventured away from the lake a little to the picturesque village of Salföld. We found …
Gaudi glitz at the Puerto Marina – Benalmadena, Spain
If you walk along the seafront promenade at Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol, you’ll eventually reach the Puerto Marina. By day the marina is …
Oberammergau Passion Play and Altötting in Bavaria, Germany
In this travel podcast, I talk about my visit in 2010 the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, Germany and also visiting the pilgrimage town of …
Seafood on the beach at the Chiringuito in Spain
What could be better than eating a plate of seafood with the sand running through your toes and the sound of the waves in your …
Hotel Zur Post in Altötting, Germany – a comfortable Gasthaus
The Hotel Zur Post in Altötting is a large and comfortable 4 star Gasthof hotel that is perfectly located on the main town square of …
Delicious Bavarian Food – 6 traditional dishes to try in Germany
If you like hearty home-style meals and plenty of meat, then Bavaria in Southern Germany is your kind of place. I visited this region of …
Visit the Oberammergau painted houses – in Bavaria, Germany
On our trip to see the Passion Play in Germany, we strolled around town admiring the Oberammergau painted houses or Luftmalerei for which this small …