Posted on March 23, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by gnuckx cc0 via Flickr The thing that strikes you when you see Genoa for the first time is the higgledy-piggledy layout of the city.  In fact, it’s probably easier to find a needle in a haystack than a stretch of flat pathway in Liguria.  As you can probably imagine, stilettos are a no-no and [...]

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Chania or “Hania”, as it is sometimes known is a lovely, picturesque city that offers reminders of the past around every corner.  It is the largest town in western Crete with the second largest population after Heraklion.  It is split into two areas, both of which are well worth exploring, then again, if [...]

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by scottpartee via Flickr The poet Umberto Saba summed up Trieste perfectly when he said: “Located between the sea and the mountains of Carso, beautiful and fascinating, she does not like to show off, although she conquers her visitor at first sight.” Anyone who has been to this northeastern Italian city is lying if [...]

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by leeno via Flickr Desperate for inspiration for that next Big Trip? Don’t just sit there daydreaming – get yourself over to Travel Blog Sites, the cheeky offspring of TravelPod. It’s a little goldmine of ideas. As all web travel writers will know, TravelPod is the original travel blog and has been around for [...]

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Right, you’re in Spain, you’ve got a limited amount of time and you’re panicking because you’re yet to experience the true essence of what it is to be “Spanish”. Where do you go? Well, you could hit the nearest souvenir shop, slap on a sombrero, grab a bottle of sangria and pretend [...]

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia So it’s freezing cold for most of the year, the locals have an annoying habit of speaking verrry slooooowly and think nothing of gobbling up Rudolph on a regular basis, but that’s not to say that Finland is not a great place to visit. For one, Finland is one of the few destinations [...]