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Easter weekend in Bruges, Flanders

Easter weekend in Bruges, Flanders

“There’s never been a classic movie made in Bruges until now. (In Bruges, 2008) Since the summer’s long way down and back, I love using our car for long or short car trips. We can take the dog, we can explore and avoid airport queues. For Easter this year, we opted to cross the channel again, and spend a couple of days in the historic town of Bruges. I had only visited for a few hours many years ago, and…

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#TheLongWayHome part 2 – Going back

#TheLongWayHome part 2 – Going back

  Day 1: Barletta – Silvi – Spello – Assisi, 490km All good things must come to an end, or so they say. It was time to come back to Blighty for the last leg of our summer road trip. We packed up and left a sunny Barletta on a monday morning, hitting the motorway almost immediately, still surrounded by olive groves, bright sun shining above us and the Adriatic sea a constant and distant companion to our right. Motorway…

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24 hours in Matera – i Sassi and some great food

24 hours in Matera – i Sassi and some great food

I am sure 24 in one place do not offer enough time to be a proper judge of the place’s culinary traditions and places to visit, yet I feel compelled to write about our quick fire visit to the stunning Sassi di Matera. We nearly didn’t make it. The day before myself and@bmcboy came off a scooter and badly bruised knee (me) and elbow (him), with nasty tarmac abrasions. Yet nothing stops me from visiting something I had been wanting…

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