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Sicily – Day Seven, Ortigia Island

This was to be our last stop in Sicily, so to commemorate the occasion, Risa wanted to spend it surrounded by a little style – we’d heard good…

Sicily – Day Six, Baroque Opulence in Modica

We arrived in Modica from Agrigento shortly before sunset, which treated us with a fantastic view of the city from a roadside view platform from the low slung…

Sicily – Day Two, Cefalu Boogaloo

We tried not to linger too long in Savoca, as we knew we had a big day of driving ahead of us to get to Cefalu in a…

Poland – Wieliczka Salt Mine

Following our visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau, our driver took us to visit Wieliczka Salt Mine, the 13th Century salt mine. Ordinarily a visit to a mine wouldn’t…

Spain – Barcelona – La Sagrada Familia

Unquestionably one of the highlights of any visit to Barcelona, this cathedral that is over a century in the making (and still going), is arguably one of the…

Moscow – Saint Basil’s Cathedral, The Kremlin, Moscow Metro, and Café Pushkin

As with most mornings, we woke (long after sunrise) to beautiful clear skies and comfortable temperatures. By the time we’d gotten organised and out of the hostel, temperatures…

Moscow – Red October Chocolate Factory and Surrounds

Woke to cold drizzle, which wasn’t ideal weather for a free walking tour of the city that we’d booked. It was a relaxed start time of 10:45, however…

Suzdal – Golden Ring City

We were now only hours away from Moscow, but rather than rush to enter the metropolis, we made one last visit to rural Russia. It wasn’t the most…

Kazan – A Multicultural Oasis

Tired from arriving at 6AM (which was 3AM in the time zone we woke yesterday), we stumbled like heavily laden zombies into the clear early morning air of…

Novosibirsk – Capital of Siberia

Our train from Irkutsk arrived a fraction before midnight. We were aware of this, so we intestinally booked a hotel within walking distance of the station, and with…