Category: Travel

  • Old Naples and Tin City, FL, Day 4, 270224

    Old Naples and Tin City, FL, Day 4, 270224

    We woke early today, I am still not sure what time zone my body is in!! It’s somewhere between ET and GMT but my sleep pattern is very awry. Breakfast was served in the lobby bar area of the hotel and consisted of a lot of sweet stuff like waffles, donuts and pastries as well…

  • Miami Day 2, 250224

    Miami Day 2, 250224

    There was no plan today, except to go for a walk down Ocean Drive this morning and make the most of the sunshine. We had breakfast in the hotel as it was included in the booking – it was lovely sitting on the front veranda of the hotel that looks onto Ocean Drive. It was…

  • Miami South Beach, Day 1, 240224

    Miami South Beach, Day 1, 240224

    The day started off at Sofitel Heathrow with a 6:30 am wake up to allow us to be at the airport in plenty of time. The hotel is in a perfect location as it is a five minute under cover walk to terminal 5. https://all.accor.com/hotel/6214/index.en.shtml?utm_campaign=seo+maps&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps Heathrow was busy but we were fast-tracked through security once…

  • Vilnius Day 4, 020124

    Vilnius Day 4, 020124

    Today we knew it was going to be cold. The hotel staff had already been telling us every day, and so had numerous weather apps…. After breakfast, I went back to the room to put on several layers and then we went out. I’d wanted to visit the bell tower in Cathedral Square, as it…

  • Vilnius Day 3, 010124

    Vilnius Day 3, 010124

    After being kept awake by loud music that continued until 4:15am on New Year’s Day, we had a good lie in. Breakfast was extended in the hotel until 1pm (did they know something we didn’t) so we didn’t get there until nearly midday, which was perfect. Once we had eaten, we wrapped up even more…

  • Vilnius Day 2, 311223 New Year’s Eve

    Vilnius Day 2, 311223 New Year’s Eve

    The day started at a leisurely pace with a lovely breakfast in the hotel. We had a good choice of cold cut meats, cheeses, salad, fruits, pastries and yogurts. There was also a menu if we wanted anything cooked to order, such as omelette or boiled eggs, so plenty to choose from. We went out…

  • Vilnius Day 1, 301223

    Vilnius Day 1, 301223

    Today started at the very unsociable hour of 4am, to allow us to prepare for our flight from Stansted at 6:30am. Radisson Blu was a few minutes walk away from the terminal so it had been a great idea to book our overnight stay there. Even better that we’d booked a fast track route through…

  • Italian Job 2, Day 15, Venice then home 070823

    Italian Job 2, Day 15, Venice then home 070823

    Monday morning started ok, with a bit of a lie-in. We had a great view of San Marco basin from our room, with San Georgio Maggiore church tower in the distance. It was a beautiful day. We had to check out of Hotel Paganelli by 11:00, so packed and left our bags downstairs. We weren’t…

  • Italian Job 2, Day 14, Murano and Burano, 060823

    Italian Job 2, Day 14, Murano and Burano, 060823

    We had a leisurely get up on Sunday. It was a beautiful sunny morning even though there had been overnight rain. We tried a restaurant nearby that did different breakfast options. The waiter got a bit grumpy with JC when he asked to change his coffee from a cappuccino to an americano as this wasn’t…

  • Italian Job 2, Day 13, Venezia, 050823

    Italian Job 2, Day 13, Venezia, 050823

    We had a smooth checkout at the hotel on Saturday morning, and a taxi was ready within five minutes to take us to Stazione Porta Nueva. The 11:00am Trenitalia Frecciarossa train was taking us on a 75 minute journey to Venezia Santa Lucia. We had a complimentary lunch box given to us on the train…