I love to travel solo, take photos and eat! I don't get to do it often enough but when I do I talk about it here.
After an early start in Lyon to travel by high speed train to Avignon, and spending the morning exploring that beautiful city, I had different plans for my afternoon. I had found an afternoon small group tour of Provence that would show me more of the region. I thought that would be a great way... Continue Reading →
Provence isn't the first place you think of when planning a visit to Lyon, but the fast trains are so good that it is only about an hour to Avignon. And being the over-scheduler that I am I thought why not?! It was going to be a really long day, leaving at 7 and not... Continue Reading →
Continuing the photos and food theme, the next leg of my journey was from Colmar, in one of the most photogenic areas of France, to what is arguably its food heart, Lyon. I said goodbye to my lovely apartment, grabbed some supplies from a local boulangerie for the trip and headed back to Colmar station.... Continue Reading →
My final full day in this beautiful part of France was to be spent exploring villages to the northwest of Colmar. I had a loose plan; take the early bus to Ribeauville, walk to Riquewihr via Hunawihr and, if I felt like it, walk to Kaysersberg before taking the bus back to Colmar. I was... Continue Reading →
Colmar is surrounded by beautiful villages and vineyards. It is a region famous for Riesling and Gewurtztraminer wines. The villages are not far apart and my plan for the next two days was to explore them. Eguisheim is south of Colmar and not really public transport friendly. A lot of people hire cars or bicycles... Continue Reading →
I had wavered between staying in Strasbourg or Colmar for this leg of the trip. Either way I wanted to see both. Compliments of the French train strike I only had one day that I could visit Strasbourg and this was it. My plans for Strasbourg were pretty loose. The Cathedral was a must see,... Continue Reading →
Eleven nights down and second country finished. Time to leave Italy and its incredible food. But first some early morning photos of Milan, perfect time to get a good shot of the Duomo with no one else there. Well no one but a 6am wedding photo shoot that is... Not the first 6am wedding shoot... Continue Reading →
On a whim I booked a place on the Afternoon Food Tour with Beer tasting in Milan. It was to take place in the other area of Milan I had wanted to see, the Navigli District. I made my way down there in the late afternoon to the meeting point. It was about a 20... Continue Reading →
I had never been to Milan, but I have, for a time. wanted to photograph the Duomo. After a little more research I thought the Navigli district sounded worth a visit too. But the rest of Milan, the fashion, the shopping, nah, not for me. My next major destination beyond Florence was Colmar, in France.... Continue Reading →
My last day based in Florence was spent on a day trip with Walkabout Tours to Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is a cluster of five picturesque villages on the Ligurian Coast of Italy. It is an incredibly popular tourist destination and I had initially thought of staying there for a few nights but nostalgia drew... Continue Reading →
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