Vaduz, Liechtenstein Hotel Meierhof I worked a half day this morning from home, and was happy to see the end of that. It’s been a bit hectic at work lately, so this trip is a welcome escape from that. I also have to say that this is the third trip I am using my Nomatic travel bag on, and I absolutely love it. This is the best piece of travel luggage I have ever had, by far. I got a…
Andorra, Europe Plane back to Edinburgh Today was the last day of our short Andorra trip, and we really made the most of it. We got up at 9am, had breakfast in the restaurant in the hotel, and headed up the road toward the French border. Melissa had found a group of lakes online that looked like they would make for a nice hike, so we went for it. We parked up at the end of the road next to…
Llorts, Andorra, Europe La Neu Aparthotel We woke up this morning after a GREAT night’s sleep at the AC Hotel and packed up our stuff to head out. We stopped at a bakery on Plaça de Catalunya called Elias Boulanger and Melissa picked out a few things for us to have for breakfast on the way out of Girona. Our first stop was a town called La Seu d’Urgell, which was recommended by the car rental girl yesterday. We were…
Girona, Spain, Europe AC Hotel Palau de Bellavista This trip started out with something that had never happened to me before, ever. After all the travelling I’ve done, it’s actually amazing that it’s not happened before, but there’s a first time for everything. We woke up at 5am, got a taxi at 5:45am, and we were at the airport by 6:15am. Perfect timing for our 7:45am flight. We had to go to the Jet2.com desk for Melissa to get her…
Verona, Italy, Europe Airplane Today was the last day of our trip, and it cemented the fact that I absolutely love Italy. We woke up, packed up our stuff, and headed out of Lady Capulet Apartments by about 10am. We left our bags at reception, picked up our free rental bikes from the apartment, and headed into the city to explore. We first headed to the furthest church from the city center called San Zeno church, and found that this…
Verona, Italy, Europe Lady Capulet Apartments I really love this country! We started out today with a ridiculous breakfast at the B&B. I don’t know how all Italian people aren’t HUGE based on just what they eat for breakfast. It’s just all sweet things and cakes and breads. I haven’t seen anyone have eggs or bacon or sausage, it’s just cookies, cakes, and pastries. It seems very strange. Of course we didn’t want to be rude, so we partook in…
San Marino, San Marino, Europe B&B Balsimelli12 Today is my birthday! And it has been an amazing day! We got up this morning around 8am, showered (only to find out that the hotel doesn’t even give you soap!), and got the heck out of Bologna. Luckily Melissa’s phone’s GPS works perfectly, so we downloaded the maps we need to use offline and the GPS worked great all day today. We drove for just over an hour to get to Ravenna…
Bologna, Italy, Europe Mirabilia I finished work for the next couple of weeks today and met Melissa on the tram at the West End. We got to the airport in plenty of time for our flight, which was good because we had to go to the Ryanair desk for them to check Melissa’s visa to come back into the country. Although her visa is good for the next few years, her Colombian passport still means that she will have to…
Cape Town, South Africa, Africa Airplane We got up early this morning so we could repack everything for the last time on this trip. We loaded up the car and then had another really nice breakfast at Wedgeview before heading out. We sat outside on the patio and had breakfast, so we could enjoy as much of the nice weather as possible before heading back to Scotland tonight. We drove straight down from Stellenbosch to the Cape of Good Hope,…
Stellenbosch, South Africa, Africa Wedgeview Country House & Spa We had a good night’s sleep, had a fantastic breakfast in the restaurant at Wedgeview, and decided to take a drive into Stellenbosch to do a little shopping. The city center is really nice, filled with nice artisanal shops and restaurants. We checked out a couple of markets that were open because it was a weekend, and then headed back to the hotel. We had rented a couple of bicycles and…