Thursday 17 September 2015 The Stamford Swissotel is ideally positioned above the considerable Raffles City Shopping Centre, which is fabulous for both eating and shopping – two things that Singapore… [Continue Reading]
Category: Abu Dhabi, Ionian Islands, Piedmonte, Burgundy & Singapore – Aug to Sept 2015
Milan – Dubai – Singapore
Tuesday 15 – Wednesday 16 September 2015 Have you ever noticed that the feeling of dread you have when faced with mammoth flight. Something like … Milan to Dubai… [Continue Reading]
Shopping in Milan
Monday 14 September 2015 It is our last day in Europe and we need to get a bit of shopping in. But first we need to get rid of the… [Continue Reading]
Return to Milan
Sunday 13 September 2015 Today is a relatively sedate day – we are returning to Milan for a few days before flying home. When we wake up there is a… [Continue Reading]
Serralunga d’Alba and Trattoria Della Posta, Monforte d’Alba
Saturday 12 September 2015 Its boots and saddles early today, if you call having breakfast at 9:00 early. I’ve read that Serralunga d’Alba is an interesting little town and is… [Continue Reading]
Castiglione Falletto and Barolo
Friday 11 September 2015 Today we are getting serious. Serious about wine that is …. We are in one of Italy’s premier wine regions but apart from admiring vineyards as… [Continue Reading]
Alba and Diano D’Alba
Thursday 10 September 2015 Breakfast in Italy is always interesting, its the one meal that they don’t do well! Italians are definitely not breakfast people. After last nights massive meal… [Continue Reading]
Stavros lets us down
Wednesday 9 September 2015 In the morning we explore Treviglio at leisure. Its a delightful little town with a few impressive churches, what appears to be an arts centre and a… [Continue Reading]
Corfu Chaos and Old Friends
Tuesday 8 September 2015 After a great breakfast downstairs in the sunny front room of the hotel, we pack up and check out. Leaving our bags at reception we walk… [Continue Reading]
A trip to the dentist
Monday 7 September 2015 The hotel receptionist has secured an appointment with an English speaking dentist at 10:00. H’s toothache has not subsided and making for one unhappy Howie, so… [Continue Reading]