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Today is our last day in Tamsweg and we must say the weather has been fairly ordinary lately. We have had more wet days with loads of cloud cover than the sunny days we had expected. But it hasn’t stopped … Continue reading →

We are currently in the Salzburger Lungau region of Austria and staying in a small village called Tamsweg. The region is designated as “UNESCO Biosphere Reserve” for its magnificent natural landscapes which are under special protection. Tamsweg is 1000 metres … Continue reading →

We said goodbye to Cividale and also to the sunflowers that we had seen in the area to make our way to Austria and our 5 night stay in Graz. We made the decision to drive through Slovenia, just because … Continue reading →

We left Puglia and headed north to the area of the Marche, and to the beautiful UNESCO listed town of Urbino. It is a classic hilltop town and walled city. It sits on a steep hillside and has kept most … Continue reading →

We spent a great week in our trulli, not only relaxing by the pool, swimming and having a few drinks, but also a bit of sightseeing. We went to Bari one day to specifically buy some pasta! We had seen … Continue reading →

We have never before done a blog purely on our accommodation but there is a first time for everything. We have spent the last week in a trulli near the town of Cisternino in Puglia. It has been magical and … Continue reading →

We left Matera to head to Lecce and on the way we had a couple of stops. First one was at Taranto , Puglia’s second largest city, and known as the “City of the two seas”. The old town sits … Continue reading →

We departed the Aeolian Islands, and headed to the “overly touristic” town of Taormina. What should have taken us 2 hours to drive to our accommodation, actually took us 3 hours because the GPS in the car told us to … Continue reading →

We have spent 5 days at Lipari on the Aeolian Islands. We were met by Giuseppe at the ferry terminal and taken to our fabulous apartment, in the main street of Lipari, overlooking the Citadel, Castello and old town. We … Continue reading →

We successfully picked Jude up from Palermo airport and took her back to our apartment in Castellammare. We let her settle in before taking her out on a day trip the following day. We headed first for Segesta to see … Continue reading →