A mere 45 kms and an approximate 1.5 hour drive from Tamatave or Toamasina (give or take a few minutes due to some ‘interesting’ roads) lies an absolute GEM of a place called LA CIGALE, in FOULPOINTE. Foulpointe (pronounced full point) or Mahavelona, is the closest ‘beach bum’ destination from the main city centre and…
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Two weeks down and so much to say! Who would have thought that the 4th time around tackling this huge and exotic island would…
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Mykonos Greece…eat, seek, ride, repeat!
🌈 The last island in our Big Fat Greek Island Escape trilogy just HAD to be Mykonos and I don’t…
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Pausing in Paros (a slice of Paradise)
🧿After our sun and fun infused trip around glorious Santorini, MB (Monsieur Bleu) and I decided to take…
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🧿Clusters of lime washed hilltop villages are not just a figure of your imagination or a faded image on a dusty corner store postcard…
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🇬🇷Choosing to escape to Greece in the middle of a global pandemic is not everyones immediate thought I’m sure, but when you are already…
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Ciao! Buongiorno! This is the boisterous greeting we received at 630am from a group of animated locals welcoming the overnight ferry from Toulon, France…
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SALUD! Probably the best part of any holiday is the ongoing discovery of local bars and restaurants tucked away in and around a city….
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“Panamá, Panamá, where for art thou IS PANAMÁ”? I utilise parts of this famous Shakespearean phrase to describe this Central American country because hardly…
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When you think of Colombia, what immediately springs to mind? Cocaine, crime and drug cartels? Me too! So it was with slight trepidation that…
