Seville – The Alcazar
The day of the Alcázar dawned. This is the big attraction for tourists to Seville, and with its centuries of history and diverse influences of culture, it is no wonder Continue Reading →
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Seville, Spain – Arrival & the Cathedral
Seville is certainly one of the ‘must see towns’ of Spain. The history, the buildings, the streets, the food, the people and the jewel in the crown – the Alcàzar Continue Reading →
Cordoba, Spain
This morning we took the train from Madrid to Córdoba – only 1 hour 42 min. Pretty impressive for a 400 km trip. It was quite luxurious in first class Continue Reading →
Final day in Madrid – The Prado
Today we hit the Prado. As we had our Paseo del Arte we walked straight up the grand stairs of the north entrance and joined a small queue with only Continue Reading →
Toledo Day Trip
We had become so enamoured with Madrid that we were beginning to wonder if our decision to pre-purchase train tickets to Toledo for a day trip was a wrong move. Continue Reading →
Madrid – Reina Sofia & Thyssen
We have been lucky in our travels to have stayed in some very fine and luxurious hotels, but the Hotel Ritz Madrid has quickly soared to be up there with Continue Reading →
To Madrid
TRANSIT We landed in Madrid after 32 hours of travel door to door. The first leg was quite lovely flying premium economy with Virgin Australia – when preparing to bunker Continue Reading →
Ubud
Our first visit to Ubud, and we were travelling with friends who had arranged our 4 night stay at a lovely little resort about 20 min drive out of the Continue Reading →
Mt Batur Sunrise Hike
Simply having the sensible intention of going to bed early in preparation for an early rise doesn’t mean it will have the desired result. A solid night’s sleep eluded all Continue Reading →
Temples Ulan Danu Bratan & Tanah Lot
Our final day of being ‘out and about’ on Bali with Kadek began with a drive north of Seminyak to the Bali Botanic Gardens (not the ones 2km from Ubud, Continue Reading →