We have had the pleasure of visiting the Dutton Bay Woolshed for coffee & cake on numerous occasions whilst house sitting on the Eyre Peninsula. Day 1682 – 13th October 2018 Jacqui Giles, who has been the owner for many years and has restored the woolshed to how it is today runs the business. There […]
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As it is my birthday tomorrow, Stefano asked what I’d like to eat for dinner and my choice was Swiss Fondue. Naturally, one of the best places to enjoy this traditional Swiss dish is in the medieval village of Gruyères in Fribourg. Day 1242 – July 26th, 2017 Gruyeres is not too far from Bern, […]
What to See With a Day in Gaeta, Italy
Moni & I were staying in Formia for nearly three months over winter 2016/17. Gaeta is the town closest to Formia and the train station often comes up in a search as Formia-Gaeta. That confused me at first when I was trying to book my train tickets online. Day 1021 – December 17th, 2016 How […]
The Quiet Town of Formia on Province of Latina, Italy
Formia is a quiet town on the coast of Italy just an hour north of Naples. I decided on Formia as our next place to stay as it was reasonably close to Genoa where we would be joining our MSC Poesia for a 7 day Mediterranean cruise. With Formia being on the coast and reasonably […]
A Walk Around St Julian’s & Sliema
We decided on a quick day out to Sliema & St Julian’s today. The bus number 212 from Bugibba brought us all the way to Sliema in just over an hour. The buses are often very busy and this particular bus was full departing the station even before stopping to pick up passengers at any […]
Our Stay at The Ibis Hotel Close to The Madrid Airport
We had a one night stay-over in Madrid and decided on a hotel close to the airport. The best deal I found was at the Ibis hotel. €58 which was $84 AUD Day 1124 – 30th March 2017 Our stay at the Ibis hotel close to the Madrid airport Ibis has a shuttle service that […]
Great Coffee and Bakery at Granier Las Palmas
You probably know that we are coffee snobs… And so you will be pleased to find out that we have found a decent place to get our daily fix. I’m not usually a friend of franchise places but we’ve found this one here in Gran Canaria to be very consistent and offer great value. You […]
Rooftop Bar Casablanca O’sole Mío La Casa Roja in Las Palmas
All along the Playa de las Canteras in Las Palmas are plenty of restaurants and cafes. One that we tried just the other evening was O’sole Mío La Casa Roja Casablanca. Day 1155 – April 30th, 2017 This place appealed to us because of the rooftop bar. We had spotted it whilst walking along […]
Best Coffee Places in Bugibba & Qawra in Malta
Having spent two months in Malta in the north of the island we managed to enjoy many good cafe’s. Dining out in Malta is certainly not a problem. There are so many places to try that you’d need years here to sample them all. Lots of cafe’s in Qawra & Bugibba As for the […]
Michelin Star Lunch at La Tour Des Vents in Monbazillac
Day 510 – July 24th, 2015. About an hours drive from Pellegrue in the Gironde region of France where we are staying is the one Michelin star restaurant La Tour De Vents. This restaurant boasts not only a Michelin star but also a view to challenge any fine meal. Today we decided to make […]