Visiting the temples at Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel is a long way from anywhere, 300 km southwest of Aswan by road, and 20 km north of the Egypt -Sudan border. Remote though it is, it is home to two of the most impressive temples from all…
Wonderful Aswan for a few days
We had the best part of three full days in Aswan, Egypt. We felt Aswan would be a good base for us as we knew we wanted to make the day trip south to near the Sudanese border to see…
A great visit to the Pyramids of Giza with the kids
We weren’t sure how this would go to be honest. Cairo at one of the hottest times of year when the locals tell you only crazy people visit, and at around midday too. Also one of the world’s most famous…
Pompeii, Vesuvius and Napoli
The national park of the volcano Vesuvius, and the remains of two Roman towns it destroyed are located on the coast of the Bay of Naples in Campania, between Napoli and Sorrento. We based ourselves in Napoli (Naples) and spent…
A Whistlestop Tour of Florence
Good news, in Florence we have (finally) achieved the goal of visiting a city which the kids ‘quite liked’. Possibly due to the beauty, breath taking architecture, wonders of art and pocket sized charm of the city. However, in all…
Barcelona- Kids Edit
Ah, the age old dilema of what to do with kids on a city break, especially kids with a low tolerence for schlepping around art galleries and admiring architectural delights. (Rafe- I don’t like cities, I wouldn’t call this a…
Llo and Behold- a few days in the French Pyrenees
We didn’t really mean to visit the Pyreenes. Jim is a big fan of an overnight sleeper train and wanted to tick visiting the International train station of Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg on the French Spanish border off his train spotting list. One…
Adventuring Together
