Posts tagged: Hotels

The group emails started well before Christmas…
Would Nutmeg be interested in a girl’s getaway to Uzès?
Seriously?
As if, anyone needs to escape Provence.
Yes!

The proposed itinerary was to include a short visit to Uzès in the Gard. Many visitors who venture westward in Provence to see the Pont du Gard aqueduct, the amazing restored Roman structures in Nimes and the ancient walled city of Uzès, might not even realise they had crossed a regional border. The boundary today is indicated by a road sign, in the Middle Ages, it was marked by bloody religious and territorial battles.
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Recipes & Travel:
Gard, History, Hotels, Road Trip, Travel Tips, Uzès

Hydra is a short 90-minute ferry ride from Piraeus port in Athens making it a popular getaway for Athenians and for those tourists wanting to sample the Greek islands. Hydra is also fashionable, as it remains one of the few islands with practically no vehicles. You can visit this Saronic Island by foot, by donkey or via boat-taxi.

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Recipes & Travel:
Bratsera, Greece, Greek Islands, Hotels, Hydra

Arriving in Rothenburg you feel like you just staggered into the pages of a child’s fairytale set in Bavaria, Germany.

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Recipes & Travel:
Food, Germany, herrnschlösschen, Hotels, Romantic Road, Rothenburg