We had spent 2 days in… Viñales, followed by 3 days in…Cienfuegos, and had booked a taxi to take us to our next stop, the UNESCO World Heritage listed town of Trinidad. Itinerary Summary Day 1 El Nicho, Parque Céspedes, Plaza Santa Ana, Plaza Mayor, handicraft markets Day 2 Cycle ride to La Boca and… Read More
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Cienfuegos was the second stop on our trip to Cuba. We had booked a taxi to drive us from Viñales, where we’d spent the previous few days. It was a journey of 5 1/2 hrs, but the car was reasonably comfortable, and we stopped a couple of times on the way to stretch our legs…. Read More
Munich was the last stop on our trip to Central Europe – we’d already spent 5 days in…Berlin, 3 days in…Prague, 2 days in…Budapest, 3 days in…Vienna, and 1 day in…Bratislava. Our train, the RJ60 from Vienna, took about 4 hours, and arrived into Munich early afternoon. We checked in to Hotel Cocoon Stachus, and… Read More
We took the RJ62 train from Budapest to Vienna, which took about 2 3/4hrs. We arrived early afternoon, and checked into Altstadt Vienna, a very stylish boutique hotel located in the heart of the city. After a bite to eat (and of course a glass of wine!) we headed out to explore the area, but… Read More
Prague was the second stop on our Central Europe trip. We’d already spent 5 days in…Berlin, and would then be having 2 days in…Budapest, 3 days in…Vienna and 3 days in…Munich. Itinerary summary Day 1 Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle Day 2 Kutna Hora (Sedlec Ossuary), Wenceslas Square, Museum of Czech… Read More
I had never even heard of Whitehorse, so it certainly hadn’t been on my list of ‘must see’ destinations. But once we started researching a winter holiday that would incorporate seeing the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, Whitehorse quickly came into the picture. Obviously, watching the lights is a night time activity, so we wanted… Read More
Having already visited San Diego, Las Vegas and San Francisco, Mexico City was the 4th stop on our 4 week trip to California and Mexico. Our flight arrived into Mexico City about 8pm, and we took a taxi straight to our hotel, Downtown Mexico, a very cool design hotel situated in the heart of the… Read More