Little Miss Traveller
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Kraków at Christmas
A few weeks ago we noticed some cheap flights advertised to the beautiful city of Kraków from an easily accessible airport so without hesitation we snapped them up for a pre Christmas weekend away. The flight with Ryanair left on time and two and a quarter hours later we were touching down in Kraków, the…
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Exploring Kraków
We started the day with breakfast in the hotel, a good selection of hot and cold dishes were on offer in the pleasant restaurant. Setting out, it was a cold, sunny morning and our first stop was to the top of Wawel Hill to visit Wawel Castle built between the 13th and 14th centuries. …
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A winter weekend in Edinburgh
It’s not long since I returned from Madeira, my short working week over, I was off on my travels again. Late on a Thursday afternoon I was on my way to Scotland’s capital city, travelling by train on a Cross Country service. I had reserved a window seat and although it was already dark, its…
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Exploring the The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
It was 8.00 am when we roused from our slumbers and on opening the curtains we noticed it was raining so our first stop was to Wetherspoon’s on George Street for their traditional Scottish breakfast. Next, we wandered up to St. Andrew’s Square and spent a leisurely hour in the Virgin Lounge sipping cappuccinos and…
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Edinburgh travel guide: Cramond Island
We woke to a bitterly cold morning with clear skies and Edinburgh was bathed in sunshine as we strolled onto George Street for our breakfast at the Standing Order pub. We then bought a one day Lothian Buses pass for £4 each and took a bus to the coastal village of Cramond four miles to the…
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Exploring Edinburgh’s New Town
Another bright sunny morning, we checked out of our hotel and enjoyed a full Scottish breakfast in The Standing Order pub once again. We then strolled down the steep hills to Edinburgh’s new town. We passed along Dundas Street, Moray Place and India Street on our way to Edinburgh’s delightful district of Stockbridge made famous…
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Exploring Funchal, Madeira
What a difference a day makes! Less than 24 hours ago we were in cold, wet Manchester and this morning we woke to warm sunshine enabling us to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast out on the hotel terrace overlooking the ocean. We then set off for a stroll into the centre of Funchal along the typical…
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Funchal’s market hall and a coastal walk
A visit to Funchal’s Market Hall and a stroll along the cliff tops
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A weekend in Tallinn
We spend each summer in Finland and usually take a trip over to Tallinn in Estonia. This year was no exception, we booked tickets with Linda Line on their morning ferry which takes only 90 minutes between Helsinki and Tallinn across the Gulf of Finland. Landing in Tallinn, the ferry terminal is only a 10…
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Guide to visiting Tallinn’s Open Air Museum
After eating breakfast in our hotel, we caught a trolley bus out to Kopli Bay, a 30 minute ride away to the home of the Estonian Open Air Museum. It’s located overlooking the bay and occupying a large site providing an insight into old Estonian life. A rural village has been re-constructed within a forest…
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How to spend a day in Pisa
The four days we spent in Florence flew by but we managed to see most of the main sights and some of the many art treasures in this beautiful city. We checked out of our apartment after breakfast and headed back to the railway station for the one hour journey to Pisa, which is…
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Arriving in Geneva, Switzerland
A leisurely start to the day as our Easyjet flight from Leeds Bradford airport wasn’t scheduled to depart until 17.45 so it was about 9.00 pm when we arrived into Geneva. We remembered to collect a voucher from the arrivals hall entitling us to a free train transfer into the city centre, part of the…
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Exploring Geneva
Breakfast at the Hotel Strasborg set us up for the day, then wrapping up against the chill we set off to explore Geneva’s city centre. Starting with a long walk along the banks of Lake Geneva we viewed the Jet d’Eau, Geneva’s lakeshore attraction which spurts water 140 metres into the air. Along from there…
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