Spending one day in Florence
After spending a few days in Venice, exploring historic Venice on foot but also some nearby colourful islands, it was time for us to continue our Italian journey. We took the […]
Canal Grande and other famous sights in Venice
For our last day in Venice, we were determined to see Saint-Marco square before the tourists flock there! We got up extra early that morning and had a look at […]
Colourful Venice – Exploring Murano, Burano and Torcello
After visiting historic Venice on foot, we got up really early that day and took a boat to Murano, the island famous for its glass. Murano was a commercial port as […]
Exploring historic Venice on foot
The best season to visit Italy in my opinion is spring.. temperatures are nice.. not too cold, not too hot, and of course, there are not too many tourists. We […]
Spending a day in York
York is definitively my favourite city in Yorkshire! I love the atmosphere, with the lovely cobbled stones, the Minster, the ruins of the Abbey… I have been there several times […]
Chirk Castle
We decided to spend a weekend in North Wales a few months ago now, in order to climb on top of Snowdonia ! We left Leeds and drove down there, […]
A leisurely walk in the Devil’s kitchen
Snowdonia National Park is really a wonderful place to hike and enjoy the beautiful scenery. After hiking Snowdon, we were looking for a leisure walk to recover for the climb. […]
What to do in Leeds ?
I have been living in Leeds for nearly two years now and I think it’s time I share some nice places to visit around. Leeds is not a touristy town, […]
Underground journey at Treak Cliff Caverns
There are several wonderful caves and caverns around the Peak District National Park and I had the chance to visit one of them a few years ago, the Devil’s arse. […]
Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is also part of the National Trust and is located close to Wakefield, in Yorkshire. I visited this place last year under a bright blue sky, how lucky ! […]
An afternoon in Biddulph Grange Garden
Biddulph Grange Garden is another interesting National Trust site to visit close to the Peak District, in the heart of Staffordshire ! This Victorian garden houses plants from all over the world, collected […]
A colourful visit to Bodnant Garden
When you decide to join the National Trust you really want to maximise your membership and you try to visit as many places as possible within a year ! That’s […]
Climbing Snowdon – The miner’s track
Climbing on top of Snowdon ? Challenged accepted ! I went to Wales for the first time about a year ago for a long weekend, as I really wanted to climb up on […]
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
I can’t believe it has been so long since I’ve posted something here ! Just on time for xmas though.. so I hope you all enjoyed the festivities :-) It […]
A visit to Penrhyn Castle
I went to Wales for the first time last year, as I really wanted to climb up on top of Snowdonia. We drove from Leeds to Wales and on the […]
Darwin on the rocks and around the world 