When we drive back to England, we tend to do a much needed stopover in the south-east after the ferry crossing from Calais. This year, we plumped for The Falstaff in Canterbury, which, according to its website – …has been a focus for hospitality in Canterbury for over 600 years. A traditional 15th century coaching […]
What a treat, a day and night away at Hotel Navis, in Opatija, is. Built into a cliff-face, and with all rooms overlooking the sea, it is situated between Rijeka and Volosko, on Preluk Bay – and for us, not too far away from our home in Istria. We spotted the hotel on one of […]
After spending time on the western side of Mallorca, we decided to explore the eastern side of the island and found a gem of a hotel, called Petit Sant Miquel in the very pretty and very traditional village of Calonge. Renovated and opened in August 2018 by a Mallorcan couple, it is the epitome of […]
One of the best things about living on the continent now, is that we can completely dispense with flights. I think there are few things, travel-wise, more stressful, than the whole airport experience, of checking in, security, hanging around, queueing – and then at the end of it, you’re squashed into a cramped seat, generally […]
Since our first visit to Rovinj, I have wanted to stay in the beautiful Hotel Adriatic, a luxurious boutique hotel, located on the main square and overlooking the picturesque harbour. The official website describes it as being: Transformed from a place to sleep into a place for dreamers, Hotel Adriatic is an intimate space bringing […]
I’ve been wracking my brains, but I don’t think we’ve ever been to Hampshire before. We may have driven through, but certainly we’ve never deliberately visited. We are this weekend – and it’s for a very special, for now, top secret, rendezvous. More in a later blog… In the meantime, looking forward to testing out […]
Blogging about Le Dune, reminded me that I hadn’t got round to blogging about our second trip to Los Caracoles, the wonderful pod hotel we discovered, high up in the hills above Nerja, last November. We loved it so much, and were so intrigued by the pod-suites, that we decided to return. And how glad […]
FC Rooms, Piazza Yenne 24, 09124 Cagliari, Sardinia Tel: +39.070 0992101 || Mobile: +39.3455576755 || Email: info@fcroomscagliari.com FC Rooms was discovered online, when we were still in Sicily. We had a flight booked from Trapani to Cagliari, but no accommodation and no real plan, apart from the idea of spending a couple of weeks travelling […]
This is riad is quite simply, stunning. Located right on the sea walls, and converted from a very grand 19th century residence, you just could not have a better place to stay in Essaouira. The entrance to the riad is breath-taking – hand carved thuya wooden ceilings, stained glass windows, mosaic tiled walls and floors, […]
The amazing Matera, in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy, is going to have a blog post all of its own because it is quite simply, one the most incredible places we visited recently. This blog however, is all about Hotel Basiliani – a real modern jaw dropper, built into the rocks of the […]