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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...]

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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...]

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Siena Apartment with Grandstand View of Il Campo

October 4, 2019 By Helen Page

Siena Il Campo Apartment

Our Siena Apartment Right on the Famous Il Campo: In Siena, we struck gold when it came to our apartment's location. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to tell exactly where your booked apartment is in relation to a particular site.  In Siena, the apartment's location was beyond our expectations. It … [Read more...]

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Finnair Business Class from New York to Milan

September 23, 2019 By Helen Page

Finnair Business Class flight

We Flew Finnair Airbus A330 from New York to Milan: This is our first time flying Finnair and it was quite a pleasant experience, especially since we indulged ourselves by flying business class. Our flight took us from New York to Helsinki, Finnair's home base, and then on to Milan. The New … [Read more...]

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Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse – Vienna

February 23, 2018 By Helen Page

Appartement Riemergasse's art deco lift

Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is an aparthotel in Vienna's 1st District: As the name suggests, Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is a 4-star serviced apartment in Vienna's 1st District. The Riemergasse is housed in a stylishly restored art nouveau building. The art deco lift is classy … [Read more...]

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Schmuckkästchen Hotel – Miltenberg’s Charming Little Jewelry Box

February 19, 2018 By Helen Page

Schmuckkästchen Hotel is one of the historic buildings on Miltenberg's Schnatterloch: Miltenberg is famous for its 16th and 17th century timber-framed buildings. Some of the finest examples of these can be seen at the Schnatterloch, the town's picturesque historic market square. Like all … [Read more...]

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Public Holidays in Switzerland 2018

January 21, 2018 By Tony Page

Swiss Public Holidays 2018: These are the main public holidays in Switzerland. Regional and local holidays, such as January 2 (Saint Berchtold Day), May 1 (Labor Day), May 31 (Corpus Christi) among others, are also observed in many parts of the country. Mon Jan 1 New Years … [Read more...]

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A Pleasant Stay at the Milan Duomo – Apartments Enjoy Palace

May 2, 2017 By Helen Page

Duomo – Apartments Enjoy Palace, Milan

A REVIEW OF OUR STAY AT THE DUOMO - APARTMENTS ENJOY PALACE: For our Milan visit we stayed at the Duomo - Apartments Enjoy Palace, an apartment hotel in the centre of Milan. Being a financial centre, Milan has a good range of 4-star hotels in the city centre, but we preferred an apartment. As … [Read more...]

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The Charming Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher in Görlitz

March 9, 2017 By Helen Page

Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher, Görlitz

The Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher in Görlitz - charming and romantic: For our Görlitz visit, we stayed at the Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher, in the historic centre.  I was tempted to book the Hotel Börse as the entire film crew for The Grand Budapest Hotel movie had stayed there. However, I was glad … [Read more...]

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A Pleasant Stay at the Berlin Clipper City Home Apartments

February 7, 2017 By Helen Page

Clipper City Home Apartments, Berlin

A REVIEW OF OUR STAY AT THE BERLIN CLIPPER CITY HOME APARTMENTS: For our Christmas visit to Berlin we stayed at the Clipper City Home Apartments at Behrenstrasse 47, in the Mitte district of Berlin. Berlin is quite a spread out city and with so many nice hotels to choose from, deciding where to … [Read more...]

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