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Enjoy Operas and Classical Music in Florence Churches

November 18, 2022 By Helen Page

Auditorium di Santo Stefano al Ponte Vecchio

Florence Opera and Classical Concerts in Historical Churches: Florence is a monument to the Renaissance period and its churches, palaces and art galleries are full of paintings and sculptures that many visitors come to see. In this compact city, there's plenty to see and do during the daytime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: classictic, florence concert, florence concert tickets, florence opera, florence opera tickets, florence things to do, opera florence

The Popularity of La Taverna di San Giuseppe in Siena

September 19, 2022 By Helen Page

La Taverna di San Giuseppe

La Taverna di San Giuseppe's Increasing Popularity Makes it Hard to get a Booking: Whenever visiting Siena, one of the things that we look forward to is dining at La Taverna di San Giuseppe, our favourite Sienese restaurant. The food is good, the ambience is great and the staff are professional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: best siena restaurants, Eating out in Siena, siena dining, taverna di san giuseppe

Buyer Beware at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca!

September 18, 2022 By Helen Page

Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca

Rip-off Bruschettas at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca in Siena: Easily the worst snack experience in all of Italy was at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca on Siena's Via di Citta. We hadn't had lunch and at 3:15 in the afternoon it was hard finding sandwiches that didn't have meat in them. Walking along Via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca, Eating out in Siena, Siena cafe, Siena Panini

A Unique Experience Staying in a Medieval Tower

September 4, 2022 By Helen Page

Two Towers Florence Apartment

Belfredelli and Ramaglianti Towers in Oltrarno, Florence: Medieval towers in Europe are an attraction for tourists, especially when you can climb to the top for a birds eye view of the city. In Florence, many tourists visiting the Oltrarno side can be seen taking pictures of the Torre dei … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: borgo san jacopo apartment, Florence Apartment, oltrarno apartment, torre dei belfredelli, Two Towers - Ramaglianti and Belfredelli

Dinner at Da Leccarsi i Baffi – a Genovese Trattoria

September 2, 2022 By Helen Page

Da Leccarsi i Baffi Genovese Trattoria

A Highly Rated Restaurant in the Heart of Historic Genoa: Finding a good restaurant that's open on a Monday night can be tricky in most cities and that's been our experience in Genoa. We stumbled upon Da Leccarsi i Baffi a few years ago and as luck would have it, this highly rated restaurant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Da Leccarsi i Baffi, dining in genoa, Genovese Restaurant, Ligurian cuisine

A Charming and Comfortable Stay in Turin

August 29, 2022 By Helen Page

In Centro Turin Apartment

In Centro Torino Charme Appartaments was a Delightful Place to Stay in Turin: For our whistle stop visit to Turin, we stayed at the In Centro Torino Charme Appartaments. Located at 45 via XX Settembre, the apartment is in Turin's historical centre and is close to most of the city's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: in centro torino charme appartaments, turin apartment, where to stay in turin

Is the Geierlay Suspension Bridge Scary?

August 9, 2022 By Helen Page

The Geierlay Suspension Bridge is Germany's Second Longest: This morning we had the option of a hike to visit the Geierlay suspension bridge, Germany's second longest pedestrian suspension bridge. The bridge can only be reached on foot from the villages of Sosberg and Mörsdorf. From our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Germany River Cruises, Sightseeing Tagged With: geierlay suspension bridge, germany second longest suspension bridge, mörsdorf, pedestrian suspension bridge

On the Winner’s Podium at Hockenheimring

August 4, 2022 By Helen Page

Hockenheimring is one of Germany's Older Race Tracks: When our Uniworld River Queen docked in Speyer, one of the land options was a visit to the Hockenheimring, one of Germany's older race tracks. A Grand Stand View We were met by our Hockenheimring guide who took us on a comprehensive tour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Germany River Cruises, Sightseeing Tagged With: ferrari challenge, hockenheimring, hockenheimring winner's podium, touring hockenheimring

A French May Day Good Luck Offering

May 2, 2022 By Helen Page

Muguet

Lily of the Valley - A French May Day Gesture of Good Luck: The lady at our hotel reception gave me a sprig of lily-of-the-valley on May 1st. I thought it was a "peace offering" as they had very badly messed up our check-in the day before. But walking around Aix-en-Provence, I noticed florists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: Fête du Travail, french may day gesture, lily-of-the-valley, may day, muguet

German Christmas Markets Cancelled

November 21, 2021 By Helen Page

Munich Christmas Market

Highly Popular German Christmas Markets Cancelled due to Coronavirus: As Germany is facing its fourth wave of the Coronavirus, many of the popular Christmas markets have just been cancelled and there's a possibility that others could also be affected. Bavaria: Due to the soaring Covid infections, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: bavaria christmas markets, christmas markets cancelled, german christmas markets, saxony christmas markets

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Helen and Tony Page at Singapore Changi Airport

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!

Travelsignposts is our main travel planning site, but we've just launched Travelsignposts China and Tony also runs the Travelsignposts Photo and Guerrilla Travel Photography web sites, as well as publishing the Take Better Digital Photos and Guerrilla Travel Photography eBooks.

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