An unabashed tourist and her family explore the world one holiday at a time.
There was only one place Gareth insisted that we visited while touring through Italy – the Ferrari Museum in Maranello. Boys will be boys, and this one was giddy with excitement the moment we had parked and the first of the red stallions screamed past us. Apparently you can also pay to drive one of […]
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I absolutely loved Lonely Planet’s Great Adventures and couldn’t wait to get my hands on other books in the series. Great Journeys was published first and, while still a lot of fun, doesn’t quite live up to its successor. The book is divided into eight sections: Overland, Rail, Explorers & Conquerors, Rivers & Seas, Ancient Trade […]
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While day one in Florence had been all about art and architecture, day two was mostly about museums, both indoors and outdoors. Here are more of our highlights while exploring this fantastic Italian city. The Ponte Vecchio, or Old Bridge, is one of Florence’s iconic sights. The bridge spans the river Arno and is famous […]
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Florence is crowded, smelly and sweltering. It’s also jaw-droppingly gorgeous. We visited for two days and only scratched the surface of everything there is to see and do in this city that was once the Western world’s epicentre for art and culture. Here are a few of our highlights. Il Duomo di Firenze, or the […]
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