Whether this is the defining list or not, I can’t confirm as sexiness quite possibly has something to do with the person you’re with. However, Tripadvisor’s many thousand voters have nominated these hotels as the sexiest in Europe and I figured you’d want to book tickets immediately: Berlin: Propeller Island City Lodge. Famous for its [...]
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MarSexiest hotels in Europe
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FebEurope’s best hidden secrets by train
I’ve seen the light! I’m a convert to rail travel in Europe and here’s why: No checking in at airports 2 hours before your flight, take as many water bottles as your heart desires, train stations are in city centres not miles away on the outskirts, you can move around the carriage at will, some [...]
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NovThe world’s best marathons in 2010
If you’re a sport billy and one of your lifelong ambitions is to puff your way through the world’s major marathons, then this blog’s for you. (Note, this blog’s not for me. I figure the reason God made cars is to get 42km down the road without having to sweat.) There are probably as many [...]
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NovVenice: liberated by kiwis!
Did you know Venice was liberated by New Zealand? Neither did I. But as you are about to discover, this blog is much more than wit, saracsm and pithy paragraphs. This is an educational travel blog! The Queen of the Adriatic is actually spread over 118 little islands in the marshy saltwater of Venice Lagoon [...]
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OctCanal boating in Paris anyone?
I set out to explore the underground canals of Paris where Erik (aka Phantom of the Opera) lived. Of course you can boat along the Seine like all the tourists, pointing your camera at breathtaking sight after breathtaking sight from Notre Dame in the east to the Eiffel Tower in the west (which incidentally was [...]
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OctBlogging on the tracks: Bellinzona & Locarno
Day 5: Bellinzona & Locarno The sun smiled down on Lake Lucerne as our party of 12 walked in single file like ducklings with heavy wheelie bags to the boat ramp. Today we’re using our Swiss Pass to take the Wilhelm Tell Express – it’ll start with a voyage on a paddle steamer to Flüelin [...]
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OctThe best things to do in Rome
Shoe shopping is right at the top of my Best Things to do in Rome list and right now you can get there with all sorts of bells and whistles thrown in. I spent only 2 days roaring around the Eternal City. 2 days is silliness. I did put in a sterling effort to see [...]
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OctBlogging on the tracks: Lucerne
Day 4: Lucerne This morning we tore ourselves away from the cuteness of Strasbourg and headed to Lucerne. Fortunately our train departed at the decent hour of 10.47am (they are very precise!) so I was able to nip out for one more photo sesh before our little party carrying the ever-strategically packed luggage assembled in [...]
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OctBlogging on the tracks: Strasbourg
Day 3: Strasbourg I declare Strasbourg to be quite possibly the most picturesque city in all of Europe. It’s right over here on the French/German border and seems to have been architecturally designed with the best of both. Around every corner is yet another photo op, geraniums are out in force, but the wobbly cobblestoned [...]
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OctCruising the world’s mighty rivers
There are some uber cheap deals out right now (read on to save $1500!) and I have had my head filled with fancy notions of cruising along the Danube in a boat that holds 150 passengers and stops at new and quaint towns and villages each morning. I went to a swanky lunch with Viking [...]
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