New York for the first time visitor – a complete 4 day travel itinerary

Planning your first trip to New York There’s so much information out there for planning a break to New York so after scouring the internet, stealing top tips from friend’s and family, and picking the best…

Luxury Barbados – when money’s no object!

Barbados is synonymous with luxury with its expensive hotels and restaurants, mega beach front villas and regular celebrity visitors. In a previous post I suggested how you could do Barbados on a Budget (click here). …

Barbados on a budget – Luxury for less

A question I get asked time and time again is “Is Barbados expensive?”, my honest answer is “Yes”. However you can do Barbados on a budget and here are some tips to save you some…

Cape Winelands, South Africa – area guide & must visit wine farms

Planning a trip to the Cape Winelands in South Africa is both exciting but also tricky, with a never ending supply of wine farms but often a limited number of days. And then there’s the…

Franschhoek Wine Tram – where to visit on the Blue/Green line

Wine tasting just after 10am? Totally acceptable on the Franschhoek Wine Tram. On arrival our B&B host kindly pointed out the cafes that did good coffee. However he soon added that after 10am the only…