Deia is a pretty village in the north west of the Spanish island of Mallorca which we visited during our inntravel walking holiday in October 2010. I did the Deia Village Trail, described in the inntravel walking notes, which takes around one hour. The start of the village trail by a stream Deia Museum (closed [...]
In the Europe a la Carte Podcast of 12 November 2010 I summarise the recent Blog posts listed below. 5 Tips on How to Travel Light Lille Christmas Market, France Ludus Magnus Training Ground of Gladiators in Rome Where to Stay and What to Do in Vathi on the Greek Island of Samos Armistice Day [...]
I spent a very enjoyable afternoon walking around the village of Deia in the north west of the Spanish island of Mallorca. I was taken by the beauty of the paintings of religious scenes on tiles embedded in walls throughout the village. I tried to find out more about the paintings in an online search [...]
On our recent Mallorca walking holiday, hosted by inntravel, my husband Demetrius and I did the 8km circular Soller to Fornalutx walk, which is graded as easy. Heading out of Soller The first leg of the our walk from Soller to Fornalutx was predominantly along minor roads with some shade along most of the route. [...]
Although completely out of nature for me (my house is full of clutter and stuff I don’t need), I’m a very light packer. If I can get everything into one bag, even if I’m going away for a week, than I will. I don’t enjoy packing, I don’t enjoy waiting for bags, and I hate [...]
Last year I mentioned that Lille was one of my real favourites in France, the perfect balance of Parisian cosmopolitan atmosphere and small town French feel. While my suggestions for long walks in the park might not be as appealing in winter, there’s another reason you should consider a trip to Lille soon: the Lille [...]
In the 11 November 2010 edition of the Europe a la Carte Podcast I talk about my recent visit to the Danish capital of Copenhagen. Subscribe to the Europe a la Carte Podcast in itunes or audioboo. As I was there primarily to speak at TBEX Europe, a travel bloggers conference, I had limited time [...]
Karen and I were guests of inntravel this October on their Citrus Groves and Dramatic Coast walking holiday, based in Soller in Mallorca. I did the Circuit to the South-west of Soller Walk, a self guided walk, graded as easy to moderate, aided by my inntravel walking notes. The walk begins directly before the first [...]
When Rome sightseeing at the Colosseum, be sure to take the time to cross the street and peer into the area known as the Ludus Magnus. Two thousand years ago, this was the largest and most prestigious of Rome’s gladiatorial training schools. The Ludus Magnus was built during the reign of Emperor Domitian (81-96 AD). [...]
Vathi is the capital of the Greek island of Samos, just 1 ½ hour ferry ride from the Turkish coastal town of Kusadasi. Samos is one of my favorite Greek islands to be visited either as a day trip from Turkey or on its own. If you wish to stay over night in order to [...]
