• Bon Voyage

    Spain in autumn, it’s a good idea too

    So, isn’t it lovely and warm here? Here we are, we arrived in Andalusia, in Sevilla to be more precise. How could I have ignored Spain for so many years? Sevilla has many of the assets I look for when choosing a city break destination: It’s not too big, still has warm temperatures in late October, got a river, is very clean, pleasantly lively, and is welcoming. After day one of our stay, I stopped counting the number of churches as it seems they’re on every street corner, each one more striking than the other. If I were in any doubt before, I can now affirm that Catholicism is Spain’s…

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    I did it…

    That’s it, I travelled to Martinique by myself, my first long haul flight without my other half or my daughters since finishing my breast cancer treatments. At first it was nerve wrecking and absolutely scary, just the thought  of travelling so far without anyone to accompany me. And all I managed to pack were a few swimsuits, flip flops and scarves, a dress or two, plenty of sunhats and sun screams and all my medicines and food supplements. What an interesting suitcase that was… Once I landed in Martinique I realised that it was the best decision that I ever took, I was going to spend the next four months…