Barcelona – A Lively City with a Vibrant History
Our next Spanish trip was a long weekend to Barcelona. We’d been told by so many people what an awesome city it is, and they weren’t wrong. Firstly, there’s the…
Northumberland – Walking Hadrian’s Wall
Rob is fascinated by Ancient Roman history. A magnificent society with an empire that sprawled across entire continents and then collapsed. Emperor Claudius ordered the first major Roman invasion of…
Wales – Scenic Wanderings
During our first full day in Llandudno we decided that it would be nice to walk up Mount Snowden, the tallest mountain in Britain. So we packed all our gear and…
Rome – Special Churches in Rome
Rome is a city of churches. The Lonely Planet city guide alone lists 38 ‘must-see’ churches and basilicas. We weren’t going to that many churches, not by a long shot.…
Rome – Palazzo Massimo
We heard about the Palazzo Massimo from the Revealed Rome blog and it looked pretty stunning. And then we found out that a bunch of Roman museums are open and…
Rome – The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
The Colosseum was such an impressive site, but it’s only 1 part of a larger array of roman ruins. There are 2 additional sites which are both included in your…
Rome – The Colosseum
While we were in Rome we ‘had’ to go see the Colosseum. And it didn’t disappoint. The Colosseum was started in 70AD and finished in 80AD. To celebrate its opening…
Rome – Ancient Roman and Renaissance Wonders
Rome – what an amazing city. I had previously been to Rome in 2005 for a few days with my family and loved the sights and sounds of the city.…
Bath – A Beautiful Georgian City
Before we visited Bath, we thought we were going to walk into a city with Roman ruins dotted around and normal modern buildings everywhere between. We were very very wrong.…