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Day 3 – Rome
It was an early start as we planned to head to the Vatican City for 7am in the hope to get some tickets to meet the Pope. We scooted...
Feb 17, 20223 min read
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Day 2 – Rome
It rained all night and the acoustics in the church meant we could hear every droplet bounce off the roof, just like it is when you’re...
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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The Eternal City
Chapter 9 began back at Christmas. Under the tree sat a card which started a treasure hunt around the house devised by Anna to find out...
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Day 15
We both felt bitter sweet this morning. It was the last day of our honeymoon but we were excited to get home and eventually cool down. We...
Aug 4, 20213 min read
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Day 14
Today was a holiday defining day for us. We had to get a Covid test in order to get home, and it had to be negative! With Greece’s...
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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Day 13
Today was set to be another fun day. On our way to our next adventure we stopped at a cafe for some muffins and pastry slices. We had...
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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Day 12
Fair play to some of these restaurant/cafe/bars in Crete, they open at 8.30am for breakfast and stay open right until the early hours of...
Aug 1, 20214 min read
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Day 11
By the time I had woken up, feeling very fresh might I add, Louis had fixed the air con which was leaking on the balcony, written the...
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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Day 10
It was a tough start. No unlimited eggs, no orange juice, no big breakfast. We were back to reality! It was actually refreshing not...
Jul 30, 20214 min read
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Day 9
When I woke up this morning I felt strangely sick. It must have been similar to the ‘tummy bug’ my Uncle Rodger had at the wedding…. It...
Jul 29, 20214 min read
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Day 8
It only took until the last full day at Syntopia hotel for the staff to realise that we love our orange juice in the morning, and also...
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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Day 7
It was another lazy morning for us. You know the score by now, towels out and then straight for breakfast. I’ve stopped having my usual...
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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Day 6
It was an early start today as it was a Sunday in Syntopia Hotel, and rumours have it that there is a DJ by the pool on Sunday’s....
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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Day 5
This morning we decided not to rush to the pool and get a bed to treat ourselves to a lie in. We went for breakfast and tried the crepes...
Jul 25, 20214 min read
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Day 4
Today started off in a bit of a pickle. Anna had set her alarm to get up at 5.30am and get one of the good canopy beds. Unfortunately,...
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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Day 3
We both woke up feeling super fresh ready for our first full day at The Syntopia. When I opened my eyes I could see Louis out on the...
Jul 23, 20213 min read
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Day 2
At 7am Louis woke up in a panic. We slept through our alarm and we were late. Originally we were supposed to get up, write our blog and...
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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Off on Honeymoon
Wooo – We’re back again. Hard to believe that the last time we were on hollibobs was Italy 2020, where Louis engaged to me…and here we...
Jul 21, 20214 min read
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Day 6 – Going home
It was an early start as we needed to pack and check out by 8am. We walked to the train station to get our train to Pisa. I was so...
Feb 23, 20201 min read
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Day 5 – Cloud 9
This morning I was woken up by sunlight dancing from my eyelids, my sparkling diamond was redirecting all the rays straight into my eyes...
Feb 22, 20205 min read
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