Amsterdam – take two
We always vowed to come back. An unexpected and forced layover in 2010 gave us a tantalising taste of the city, so when the opportunity presented itself to return, we grabbed it with both...
Author: Liz
Emerald Waterways River Cruise – Amsterdam to Budapest, August 2018
The river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest travels along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers, with a few canals in between. It travels through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. It takes 15...
Bellbrae – on the Great Ocean Road
A popular holiday seaside destination in Victoria is the coast area along the Great Ocean Road. Towns such as Torquay, Anglesea, Lorne and Apollo Bay see their numbers swell during the summer holiday season,...
Coffs Harbour – Part 2
We so enjoyed our relaxing week’s holiday at Coffs Harbour the first time, that when friends invited us to go back with them the following year, we jumped at the chance. Co-incidentally, they had...
Coffs Harbour NSW – Part 1
Coffs Harbour is a lovely coastal city in the mid-north of NSW, about 540 km (340 mi) north of Sydney. It offers plenty to see and do in the area, and as we like to take an Australian-based holiday...
Stopover – Kuala Lumpur
It was supposed to be a stopover for a few days on the way home from a holiday in Spain and Morocco, but missed flight connections put a halt on that. Now we only...
Stopover – Amsterdam
It wasn’t meant to be a stopover. We were expecting to simply change planes in Amsterdam on our way from Madrid to the planned stopover in Kuala Lumpur, before flying home to Melbourne. However...
Ouarzazate is where it’s at!
At the edge of the Sahara desert, Ouarzazate is the main Berber city in the south of Morocco known for its spectacular sunsets and dramatic mountain and desert scenery. The Sahara is the reason...
Memorable Marrakech
It’s hard not to be seduced by Marrakech. It’s a feast for the senses with the exotic smells of cooking spices, the calls to prayer heard across the rooftops, the hustle and bustle of the...
Casablanca
While Rabat is the political capital of Morocco, Casablanca has become the economic and business capital. It is the country’s largest city and its chief port. An ancient city, it was settled by the Berbers...
