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12 Things TO DO in Seville
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I’d wanted to go to Seville ever since my grandma sent me a postcard of a traditional flamenco dancer where the dress was actually made of folds of cloth attached to the postcard. Do you know those? So vintage. So evocative. That and the fact that marmalade is made with oranges from Seville were the…
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4 Perfect Days in Porto
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Porto is just inland from the coast of north Portugal. It lies north of the River Douro, across the bridge and to the south is Gaia, where the riverbank is lined with the warehouses of the Porto wine merchants.
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48 Hours in Riga
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We visited Riga, the capital of Latvia, at the end of June. The weather was mostly sunny and the sun set after 10.30pm so the days were pretty long. We only had the weekend, but we still had a great time and it felt like we’d been away for longer. Our perfect weekend trip includes…
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36 Hours in Hamburg
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I always knew Hamburg was a port city, but I never realized, before this trip, that it’s actually built up around the River Elbe and lies around 100km from the North Sea. And yet, it very much feels like a seaport. The skies are vast. There is water everywhere.
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3 Days in Dublin
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You’ll be happy to know that the real Dublin experience is less about ticking off famous sights to see and is more about slowing down the pace so you can enjoy strolling your way around this small and compact capital city.
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West Crete in 12 days — The Perfect Itinerary
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We love Greece, as I’m imagining many of you do, too. But the choice between all those islands can be a tough one, so let me tell you that Crete is definitely worth going to. We chose the Chania Region of West Crete for our perfect summer holiday so read on and I’ll tell you…
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Family Road Trip in Iceland
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Iceland is vast and awesome and beautiful. You expand your vocabulary as you find words to express the infinite hues of greens, blues, greys and whites of the natural landscape. In Iceland you might feel like a small and insignificant being in a big open space but more often than not, you will feel a…
Hello,
I’m Alison
I’m from the UK and I live in Vicenza, in northern Italy, so I like to think that I’ve learnt over the years to take the best from these two worlds and made myself an English European. Casa Alison is my home and a part of my rental and property project, as you will soon see. I started this blog to record all the things I’m doing and learning to create the Lifestyle that I want by sharing ideas and tips for those of you that love travel, good food, art . . .
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