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Drottingholm Palace in Stockholm: It’s good to be the king
Drottingholm palace in Stockholm is the official private residence of the Swedish royal family. This stunning beauty is located on an island called Lovon. Prior to 1981, it was only used as the royal...
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Borghese Gallery in Rome with LivItaly Tours. Do it!
Our next destination after Stockholm was to Rome to visit Federico’s family. Thankfully it wasn’t a long flight so there was no jet lag. My true intention that getaway was to eat, sleep and eat...
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Win a Deluxe Photo T-Shirt and Tote bag on our first giveaway.
Win a t-shirt and tote bag on our very first giveaway on the blog!. You may have noticed how we quietly added a shop to our home page. We’ve been working behind the scenes to introduce our...
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Bologna Italy: Rough guide to the Red, Fat & Wise
Bologna, Italy. The name alone conjures up visions of rich food and gorgeous medieval architecture. The largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy had long been on my list of places...
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Lagos, Portugal: Awesome, Beautiful and Idyllic
Lagos Portugal is pretty impressive. We finally had a chance to visit this summer thanks to the fact that our house sitters had ten days free between sits and we spontaneously decided to extend our...
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Ponta de Piedade is the most beautiful spot in the Algarve!
Ponta de Piedade is located just just a couple of miles from Lagos. Trust me when l say you definitely owe it to yourself to visit this absolutely stunning place if you are ever in the Algarve region...
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Top Pet Peeves with Travel Bloggers
This is a post that’s been a long time coming. I finally got to the point of wanting to get it off my chest. The boiling point came about during a discussion with another blogger who is temporarily...
View ArticleJeronimos Monastery Belem Portugal: Must Visit
Jeronimos Monastery is located in Belem, a parish of Lisbon close to the Targus river. To call it beautiful would be an understatement. I don’t care how jaded you are, you still need to visit on any...
View ArticleRare Epic Travel Fail To See Sintra Portugal
I fully admit that this epic fail is partially, if not completely my fault. First, we were traveling in August. Can you say the height of summer? Foolish l know, but l was on a high. We were at the The...
View ArticleWarm Greetings From Rainy But Wonderful Rome
Quick hello from gray, rainy Rome! Fall is here in the eternal city. We’ve been lucky though as it seems to rain in the late evenings and through the night. I don’t mind it though. It’s still not too...
View ArticleIs Johannesburg colorful and vibrant? Oh Yes!
Hello from Johannesburg, South Africa. It’s summer here, but the temperature is quite bearable. I was terrified the first day as l thought we brought rain with us. It had been raining all week before...
View ArticleEmotional Visit to the Apartheid Museum
On our recent visit to Johannesburg, I had some reservation about seeing the Apartheid Museum. I knew it would be hard, emotional and might make me angry. We were enjoying the city as a whole and...
View ArticleMetropole Bangkok. Understated Luxury At Its Best
Our flight from South Africa to Bangkok was a very long one that involved a six hour layover. Needless to say, we were extremely tired upon arrival. Our Uber ride soon delivered us to The Metropole...
View ArticleHow Successful Was Our Big 5 African Safari?
One of the experiences we were looking forward to on our recent trip to Johannesburg in South Africa was a chance to see animals up close and personal in their natural habitat. That of course meant a...
View ArticleExcellent Visit to Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok. Plan on it
The Wat Pho (Wat Po) is also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. For us it was a must see on our most recent trip. Having heard of and seen pictures, we were still awed by the beauty The post...
View ArticleHow Sensational is the Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok?
The answer is pretty sensational. I’ll tell you that right off the bat. The last part of our much too short vacation week was spent at the absolutely amazing grounds of the five star Chatrium Hotel...
View Article3 Big Worrying Fears That Make Me Restless
It’s not quite the blog post one expects to see on Christmas day, but there you have it. I was jolted out of a deep sleep a couple of nights ago and had a hard time going back to sleep. The post 3 Big...
View ArticleThat Was Quick! Looking Back At a Terrific Year
That was extremely quick! 2016 seems to have come and gone in a flash. It seems like just yesterday l was reflecting on 2015 and our plans for the new year. Here l am again with a wrap-up of our The...
View ArticleHistoric Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove Is Terrific!
If anyone had told me that Nigeria has a UNESCO World Heritage Site, l would have scoffed. I had certainly never read nor heard about that. All we seem to hear about is Boko Haram and Internet...
View ArticleExperiencing Erin Ijesha Waterfalls, Nigeria
Prior to our visit to the Erin Ijesha waterfalls, l had no idea that Nigeria had any such natural beauty. All my past visits have been spent mainly in big cities of Lagos and Ibadan. Anyone who is...
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