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Delightful Dénia
After our low-key week in Oropesa, we headed 2 or so hours further south on the eastern coast of Spain, through the modern streets of Valencia (thanks to that crazy GPS again!) and on to the coastal city of Dénia … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Almadrava Tower, Bahia Azul Resort, Costa Blanca, COVID-19, Dénia, Les Rotes, Photography, Spain, Valencia, Weather
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Room with a view
When we pulled open the curtains at Apartamentos el Cano, Marina d’Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain, we were greeted by the Mediterranean sea view that would delight us from dawn to dusk every day of our week’s stay. Like an … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Apartamentos el Cano, Beach, COVID-19, Gardens, Orange Blossom Coast, Oropesa del Mar, Photography, Spain, Tourists, Walking, Winter
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From coast to coast
Continuing from my last post, the next day, as we drove out of San Sebastian, Spain, I noticed ice on the sides of the road… and before we knew it, we were driving through snow! Well, not literally (lucky for … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Castle, Driving in Europe, El Cano apartments, Morella, Mountains, Oropesa del Mar, Pamplona, Photography, Royal Palace of Olite, San Sebastian, Snow, Spain, Weather
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Job done
When the world changed due to COVID-19, we didn’t know when we would be able to travel again. Movement even within Australia was restricted, and the country’s borders closed. But then we received news (and pictures) of water damage to … Continue reading
As luck would have it
This photo of Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, was featured in my blog post, just before I started walking you through my photobook through my posts, back in December 2019. As if I knew that 2020 was going to be somewhat of … Continue reading
The perfect mix
Our perfect travelling scenario is a mixture of: Seeing firsthand places we’ve always longed to visit Securing a week of timeshare and using it as our exploration base Checking out someone else’s recommendation Feeling like we’ve discovered somewhere totally unheard … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Agii Apóstoli, Anezina Village, Antiparos, Apollo's Gate, Bus, Chalki, Eternal Apartments, Ferry, Filoti, Greek Islands, Halki, Hike, Jimmy's, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, The Cave of Antiparos
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Cruising the Greek Islands
As if cruising the Greek Islands in June 2019 wasn’t exciting enough, we booked an introductory scuba diving lesson for our day on Crete, and we were excited to see a school of dolphins greeting us as we sailed towards … Continue reading
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Tagged Bus, Chania, Chora, Crete, Cruise, Greek Islands, Kato Mili, Little Venice, Markets, Mykonos, Old Venetian Harbour, Panagia Paraportiani, Pullmantur Horizon, Scuba diving, Windmills
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A house in France 