Category: Travel

After a European holiday mostly in Paris, Berlin and Barcelona, we boarded the very comfortable 300-passenger Silversea ship at Barcelona, looking forward to seven days of Mediterranean cruising to various French, Italian and Spanish port towns, and later, having a sojourn in England, including the Lake District.

We’d meandered around enchanting European towns and villages, visited magnificent cathedrals, galleries, museums and opera houses and sampled fine fare.  … Read more.

Canberrans on the Portuguese Camino

Our Camino Walk started in the World Heritage city of Oporto, Portugal. The Portuguese Camino begins at Lisbon or Oporto from where pilgrims travel north, cross the Lima and Minho Rivers to reach Spain’s Santiago de Compostela, the final resting place of the remains of James the Apostle.  … Read more.

Southern Highlands

http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/southern-highlands
Two hours’ drive from Canberra, the NSW Southern Highlands area including Berrima, Bowral, Moss Vale, Mittagong and other smaller villages is characterised by old stone churches, weatherboard cottages, stately homes and mansions, cosy warm fires, charming country lanes and white railing fences, not dissimilar to rural England. Cold and brisk, the region caters for those keen on antiques, cafes and restaurants, art galleries, pottery, golf, or brushing up on history.  … Read more.

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Melbourne

Quest Carlton on Finlay, 2-9 Finlay Place, Carlton, Vic, 3053, Tel: 03-8341 4777. http://www.questapartments.com.au

Tucked away in a little lane off Carlton’s Lygon Street, the very comfortable Quest Carlton on Finlay is easily accessible to many great restaurants and cafes, retail outlets and bookshops.  … Read more.