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The Coast of Amalfi

When I left you last we were headed to walk the Path of the Gods on the Amalfi coast but for a while it began to look like the Wrath of the Gods!   Overnight I got really sick, which … Continue reading

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Sicily – Valley of the Temples, Sciacca and Cefalu

The Valley of the Temples, or Valle del Templi di Agrigento as the Italians call it, is the most famous site in Sicily and a UNESCO world heritage site.  It is the largest archaeological site in the world, 1300 hectares, … Continue reading

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Sicily – Taormina, Mount Etna, Siracusa

First of all we didn’t stay in Costanza as I mentioned in my previous post – as in George Costanza from ‘Seinfeld’! We stayed in Cosenza which will make more sense for you folks checking out the route. We are … Continue reading

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Vienna and overnight train to Rome

I have always wanted to visit Vienna, Austria’s capital, so was thrilled to be here for a couple of days.  It’s a large city with a population of almost two million but not too many tourists in March.  It is … Continue reading

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Prague

…….and we were off to Prague early the next morning!  Sebastian(our air bnb host in Berlin) said if  you enjoyed Berlin then you’re going to fall in love with Prague and we have!  The architecture is unbelievable and it is … Continue reading

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Berlin

Three Nights in Berlin – We got off to a rough start as our flight out of Montreal was just a little late leaving due to snowy conditions and our connection to Berlin from Frankfurt was pretty tight.   We … Continue reading

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Back to my roots!

Good bye to the Murdochs, the MacDonalds, the Camerons, the McLeod’s and all the other Macs and Mcs and hello to the O’Reillys, the Houlihans, the Barrys, the Brennans and of course the Fitzpatricks, Reddigans and Murphys………feels like I’m home……even … Continue reading

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Off to the Highlands…….

:………and our first stop is Aviemore(population approx. 2500) in Cairngorms National Park. What we didn’t know is that this week is the school break and you know what that means – everything’s booked except high end hotels and we’re more … Continue reading

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Edinburgh

The rough landing was definitely worth it!  As most of you probably know Edinburgh is a fabulous historical city with a population of close to half a million people. It is the capital of Scotland and home to the Scottish … Continue reading

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Glasgow, here we come!

We left Halifax in the pouring rain for our five hour direct WJ flight to Glasgow and I was hoping to catch some sleep on our overnight journey.   My seatmate, almost 2 year old Beatrice, had other plans however … Continue reading

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