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The Seductive Streets of Siracusa Sicily

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Siracusa, the ancient Greek stronghold on the south-east coast of Sicily, is seductive in May. Although Spring temperatures should be mild, the stone streets and buildings of this World Heritage listed town, store and radiate the mid-day heat. Sensible locals take a long Siesta with the shutters firmly pulled down, but we cannot resist discovering more Siracusa …

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Budget Eating at Ortigia Market Ortigia Siracusa

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To find Caseificio Borderi, the cheese factory deli owned by the Borderi family in the Sicilian town of Ortigia Siracusa, look for the crowd of happy shoppers munching on hand made cheeses at Ortigia Market. This local institution was on our personalised list of What to See in Siracusa as recommended by our Airbnb host …

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Over the border into Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor

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Sitting at the cafe on Crkvina Hill in Trebinje in Bosnia (BiH), savouring the last of our coffee and the view, we cajoled ourselves into moving.  It was time to leave Bosnia and East Herzegovina and head to the Montenegro Border and that day’s destination in the Bay of Kotor. But there was one last thing …

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The Church on the hill in Trebinje BiH

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Jovan Dučić is one of the favourite sons of Trebinje BiH.  While other notable residents were historically either sports people, performers or rebel leaders he was a teacher, turned distinguished diplomat, who was even more well-known as a writer and poet. Today he lies buried in the Church on the hill in Trebinje Bosnia (BiH being …

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Food to Love – Grilling Fish on Vis Island Croatia

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Vis Island Croatia On the Island of Vis Croatia we embraced a life of simplicity. Our Airbnb host Jaško grew tomatoes, herbs and zucchini in his vegetable plot and welcomed us with a bag of lemons fresh from the tree. Another day we were presented with a plate of fritters, made from a zucchini which had …

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Baths of Caracalla Rome plus Lunch at Al Callarello

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Having visited three of the major historical sights of Rome, the Palatine Hill, The Roman Forum and the Colosseum the nearby Baths of Caracalla are a must see Roman destination. I’m not sure why this ancient thermal baths complex, built in 212AD isn’t more popular because it is a spectacular ruin set amidst beautiful landscaping. However it’s …

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Budget Rome Off the Beaten Track in Aventino Testaccio and Ostiense

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With a long time between trips to Rome we found ourselves revisiting the big sites, but this time we wanted to discover what to do in budget Rome off the Beaten Track. This was when we found the Rome Riones of Aventino, Testaccio and Ostiense. Aventino, the hilly suburb overlooking Rome is quite well known …

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Following the Yellow Bus to Trebinje BiH

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Updated May 2018. Like Dorothy in the Land of Oz, we followed the yellow brick road bus from Ljubinje to Trebinje BiH (Bosnia), in the far south of Bosnia and Herzegovina. BiH Country Code What does BiH mean in Text? Most foreigners say Bosnia, others Bosnia and Herzegovina, but BiH is the official three letter Country …

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