Roman Holidays From Ostia Antica to Lido di Ostia Ostia was, and up to a point still is, Rome’s connection with the Mediterranean. Ostia is the Latin word for mouth, and this is what the ancient Romans called the place where the river Tiber met the sea. Due to silting, however, this place has moved…
Roman Holidays Is Castel Gandolfo Worth a Visit? The bad news first. While Lake Albano looks great from the train when you are approaching Castel Gandolfo station near Rome: lush, green, scenic and just the right size for an easy once-around (an estimated 10 km) that would still give you plenty of time to explore…
Surviving the Flight Comparison Jungle A Travel Tip by Stephanie Bartup When it comes to planning your next hiking holiday, how do you start the search process? Some people use every flight comparison search engine available to try and find the best deal for the destination they have in mind, while others religiously book direct…
Roman Holidays: Walking Down the Road to Rome All roads lead to Rome. But this is not to say that it does not matter which one of these roads you are going to take. Clearly, there is one road to Rome which is more deeply woven into the city’s historical fabric than the others, more famous and…
Roman Holidays Eating in Rome One of the great advantages of having a holiday flat in a residential area – rather than a downtown hotel – is that you are going to live like local people and do what local people do, if only for a week. You shop for groceries in ordinary supermarkets, search…
Roman Holidays More Famous Movies in Rome At the end of Part One in our movie walk through Rome, we arrived at the Tempio di Adriano in Piazza di Pietra. This is where we pick up the trail for today’s conclusion of the tour to find more famous movies in Rome. Continue straight into Piazza…
Roman Holidays Retracing Famous Movies in Rome This week, we are staying in Rome – on the invitation of GowithOh who have kindly provided us with a flat in the beautiful district of Trastevere, in walking distance to nearly all of that great city’s many sights. During our seven-day stay, we will try out a…
Where to Go in Mallorca The Weekly Market of Alcudia When we visited Mallorca for our hiking trip earlier in the autumn, we stayed – like most visitors of the island – in a beach resort. Many people, specifically families, spend happy holidays in places like Port d’Alcudia, but you will rarely hear anyone rave…
Getting Ready for Sightseeing in Palma de Mallorca Before we left Mallorca (after our hiking trip earlier in the autumn), there were two things we simply had to do. First, we had to pay a visit to the capital. I don’t know about you, but to me, (as I already told you in the last…
Things to See and Do in Germany The Hanging Trains of Wuppertal I don’t know about you, but whenever I visit a country – or a specific region of a country – for the first time, I don’t really feel I have been there at all until I pay a visit to the country’s (or…