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I remember introducing Paella to Fanfan when a Spanish restaurant opened next to us in Bangkok (Tapas Big Mama). Since then Fanfan had been determined to track paella to its origins in Spain (it wasn’t the sangria talking) and has become a bit obsessed with finding the best paella in Spain. Admittedly, this is something […]
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Spain is a top choice for all kinds of holidaymakers: ones looking for an exciting outdoor retreat, a solo week for self-searching, a party holiday for friends, and, of course, a lovely romantic couple’s trip. Famous for its amorous cities and charming villages to explore with your loved ones, Spain is an excellent place to
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What I miss most when living in Bangkok is Christmas time; the snow, festiveness and of course the Christmas markets. With plans for snow and skiing in China this Christmas it will likely come second best to my Christmases back home and in Europe. Christmas is the one time I want to be home and
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Through this somewhat ridiculous near-month long road trip in France and surrounding borders, we share the sheer diversity of travel during summer in France and the nearby region, from the scorching sand dunes of the Vendee to the snow-capped mountains over Chamonix. From the Pink Flamingos of the wet and wild Camargue to the purple
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I don’t feel I need to sell Ireland’s iconic coastlines, as the backdrops of massive movie franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and of course The Game of Thrones, have long beat me to it. Then there is the Wild Atlantic Way which is continually shown as one as the best drives in the world. But Waterford
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You could say we have travelled a fair bit over the past few years, but were I to pick out just three highlights of this time, experiences in Japan would likely take two of the top spots, alongside one snowy day in Cesky Krumlov in winter. And this why I am coming back to it
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Most of our are travels and road trips these days are of course in Asia, but we have also covered a fair few road trips in Europe during our annual visits, which now span through around 16 different European countries. And these take place through various times of the year, where we often decide some
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It has become like routine for us now to escape at winter, to chase the snow, as we did very similar in past years when we were hopping through Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan in 2017, on an 8 country road trip in east Central Europe in 2016, and then there was Hunan, China in 2015. So now this year we
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If anywhere shares the sheer diversity of landscapes in Provence, it is without a doubt the Camargue National park, a vast area of wetlands located on the southern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and between the two arms of the Rhone River. And while the area does still host the usual sights of vineyards and rice fields,
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Ironically the single, best individual day of our French road trip, was in Spain, when we travelled through the Pyrenees from France’s seaside city of Biarritz to our planned destination of Alquezar, a medieval village in the mountainous Huesca Province. The journey follows a number of fascinating and unexpected contrasts along pristine and empty roads, through landscapes
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