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Festivals – Venice May Festivals

May 1, 2009 By Helen Page

Some Interesting May Festivals around Venice: Festa della Sparesea (May 1) - A festival and regatta to celebrate the new season's asparagus is held on Cavallino, in the lagoon, where this crop is grown. The local variety of asparagus is the green and slightly bitter Montine grown in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: festivals, Venice events, Venice festivals

Rome Shopping – Castel Romano Designer Outlet

April 29, 2009 By Helen Page

Rome Shopping - Designer Outlet Malls: Rome is shopping heaven and people who love fashion and all things stylish will make time to shop when in Rome.  Designer outlet malls or villages have become very popular in Europe and more and more designer discount outlet malls, shopping villages and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Shopping Tagged With: Castel Romano Designer Outlet, designer discount, designer outlets, designer shopping, Discount outlets, factory outlet, fashion outlet, mcarthur glen outlet, outlet italia, outlet shopping, outlet village, Rome shopping, Shopping in Rome

The Mall – Florence Designer Outlets

April 29, 2009 By Helen Page

More than one outlet to spend your money at: Florence, city of art and culture has another treasure at its door steps - Designer Outlets.   To the north you have the McArthur Glen's Barberino Designer Outlet and to the South there is The Mall. Apart from these two large groups, some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: designer discount, designer fashion, designer outlet, designer shopping, factory outlet, fashion outlet, mcarthur glen outlet, outlet centre, outlet italia, outlet shopping, outlet village, prada outlet, the mall

Rome Shopping – Fashion District Factory Outlet

April 29, 2009 By Helen Page

More shopping outlets in Rome Another of Rome's Shopping Outlet villages is Fashion District who claim to be Italy's largest shopping project.  Fashion District has a network of Factory Outlet Centres in Valmontone, Montova and Molfetta. The Fashion District concept is to create the feel of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: Discount outlets, factory outlet malls, Factory outlet shopping, Fashion District, outlet shopping, Rome shopping, Shopping in Rome, where to shop

Madrid Las Rozas – Designer Outlet Shopping

April 27, 2009 By Helen Page

You can shop till you drop in Spain: Those familiar with Outlet Shopping malls in Rome, Paris and London will be familiar with the Chic Outlet Shopping concept in those cities. Travellers looking to do some outlet shopping on their travel in Spain will be pleased to know that Chic Outlet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: chic outlet shopping, designer outlet, designer outlets, designer shopping, factory outlet, las rozas spain, Las Rozas Village, madrid las rozas, Madrid shopping, outlet shopping, outlet store, outlet village, rozas village, shopping tours

Shop in Spain – City Shopping

April 27, 2009 By Helen Page

Spain, a Shopaholic's Destination: You can't avoid shops in Spain even if you wanted to!  No matter where you go, whether it's the big cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia, or the little towns and villages that you happen to be passing through, there are all kinds of shops … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: Barcelona, ceramics, city shopping, designer wear, flamenco dresses, handicraft, lace, MADRID, sevilla spain, SEVILLE, shop in spain, Shopping, shopping guide, shopping mall, shopping tour, shopping tours, shoppping centres, shops, shops in spain, sites in spain, spain holidays, spain madrid, spain travel, travel, travel to Spain, VALENCIA, what to buy

The Mezquita – Cordoba’s unique monument

April 26, 2009 By Helen Page

The Mezquita, a World Heritage site: The Mezquita, Cordoba's Great Mosque is one of the most unique monuments that you'll ever visit. In a world marked by decades of religious battles between Catholics and Protestants and Muslim and Hindus, who would ever have imagined that a mosque with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: Capilla de Villaviciosa, Cordoba sightseeing, Cordoba's Great Mosque, Great Mosque, Mezquita, Patio de los Naranjos, Torre del Alminar, World Heritage site

Spain holiday – Food in Spain

April 26, 2009 By Helen Page

Spanish food is delicious: Put very simply, Spanish food is delicious! It's tasty, spicy, vibrant in colour and a has a great mix of fresh ingredients. In this sun-drenched country, grains, beans, fruits and vegetables all grow very well and there is also an abundance of meats, seafood and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Food Tagged With: Asturias, Castilla-Leon, Catalan, eating out, Food in Spain, Galicians, La Granja, Manchego cheese, Navarra, paella, Spain holiday, Spanish cuisine, tapas, tortillas, Valencia oranges

Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes National Park

April 22, 2009 By Helen Page

Plitvice Lakes National Park - A UNESCO World Heritage Site Plitvice Lakes National Park is another Croatian asset that is on UNESCO's World Heritage listing. Set in the heart of Croatia, it was discovered in 1949. There's some 300 sq kilometres of parkland comprising 16 lakes, forests and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: Croatia holiday, electric boats, electric bus, flora and fauna, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Sightseeing Croatia, UNESCO World Heritage Sight

Shopping on your Croatia holiday

April 21, 2009 By Helen Page

Is there anything to buy in Croatia?: Croatia is not a shopping destination, however that doesn't mean that there's nothing to buy here.  There is a long tradition of handicraft here so one can buy original handmade craftwork such as lace, hand-painted ceramics or jewelry. What to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Shopping Tagged With: cravat, Croatia shopping, Croatian wine, Dubrovnik, embroidery, hand-painted ceramics, jewelry, Pag lace, rakija, Zagreb

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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!

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