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fredstraveltrails
Dec 29 min read
The Istrian Peninsula, Croatia
Yep, Rovinj is a gem, a hill top town on a peninsula jutting into the Adriatic, full of tangled, cobble-stoned narrow streets
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 298 min read
Edinburgh
Travel story of Edinburgh highlights, festivals, castles, palaces, witches and more.
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 1210 min read
Montréal/Montreal
It’s cosmopolitan, it’s boisterous, it’s tranquil, it’s corrupt, it’s beautiful, it’s so cool. it’s one of the greatest cities in the...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 228 min read
The Queen of the Adriatic: Venice
What is a well-known city on the world that is slowly sinking into the sea and is, in fact, surrounded by its own lagoon? Right, well,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 111 min read
Excursion to Pigeon Cay
The first thing to note is that there are, in fact, NO pigeons on Pigeon Cay. Gulls yes, pigeons, no. So with that having been...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 3, 20237 min read
Why Bruges, Belgium?
Because Bruges is a small and quaint and charming and historic city with a fairy tale vibe. Swans on the canals, a maze of medieval...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 9, 20237 min read
Chateaux of the Loire
For inveterate castle-hunters like myself, well, you can imagine what a treasure trove the Loire valley is. From ancient mighty...
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fredstraveltrails
Aug 29, 20239 min read
Budapest, the Paris of the East
Naturally, the iconic picture of Budapest is the Parliament Building, finished, sort of, in 1896, on the 1000th anniversary of the...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 28, 202310 min read
Rome, the Vatican, and Hadrian’s Villa
There have been soooo many travel stories about Rome, my take will be to barely touch on the famous, kinda, and dwell on Rome’s...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 16, 20236 min read
National Parks of the SouthWest
This post will be different, heavy on pictures, as they tell a thousand words, and less on…well…words, well a few words anyway. The thing...
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fredstraveltrails
Feb 1, 202310 min read
En Provence
It’s the light. You can feel it, you can see it, you can almost smell it, and if you pass a lavender farm, you know you’re in Provence -...
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Dec 31, 202210 min read
Hiking the Fife Coastal Path
And now, for a complete change of ‘pace’, we decided to walk several sections of Scotland’s Fife Coastal Path, since Vicky is from...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 15, 20225 min read
The Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland
What? The inspiration for the elvish city of Rivendell in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit? If you have seen the movie or read the book (perhaps...
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 11, 20226 min read
Under the Tuscan Sun
Ah, Tuscany… vineyards, olive groves, hill-top towns, Florence, pizza, Sienna, pasta, Volterra, la bella vita… we came for all of this…...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 10, 20226 min read
Salzburg & neighbourhood
z So, did you know that Salzburg became wealthy because of one indispensable and highly prized item in the Middle Ages and well before...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 30, 20225 min read
La Costa del Sol
Sure, sure, sun, sand, surf…any more s’s? Oh yes, beaches aplenty, and you can laze around if that’s your wish, but you could do that in...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 3, 20225 min read
Unique Lake Héviz, Hungary
Largest thermal spa lake in Europe The first reaction to Lake Héviz that I recall was from my grand-daughter, Maddie, who asked: “Grampa,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 22, 20225 min read
The Riviera Maya
Most people go to the Mayan Riviera for sun, sand and surf… for those who wish for unspoiled beaches, beautiful lagoons with great...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 5, 20225 min read
Hiking the French Riviera
OK, so they are not so long as The West Highland Way nor Shakespeare’s Way, but the views are outstanding. Last stop before Italy is the...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 2, 20216 min read
A Palm Desert Vacation
What an amazing, unique place - Palm Desert - makes you wonder who thought it would be a good idea to build a town here. Like Phoenix, it...
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 23, 20216 min read
Haunted Scottish Castles
Tales of hauntings are all too common in the British Isles, and none more so than in Scotland. We have been around Scotland several times...
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fredstraveltrails
Aug 29, 20217 min read
A Normandy Vacation
We had just left Le Lion d’Or having had an absolutely delicious, and completely unexpected four-course gourmet lunch. The starter was...
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Jul 21, 20216 min read
Hiking the Cotswolds
Lots of the countries can lay claim to have genuinely picturesque towns and regions. I think of Bruges in Belgium, Heidelberg in Germany,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jul 6, 20216 min read
Six Best Caribbean Beaches
…and now for something completely different (sort of). We’ve all been chomping at the bit to get out of the house, out of the city, out...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 19, 20215 min read
Gaudi's city - Barcelona
Stand in awe in front of the Sagrada Familia Basilica and stare, along with hundreds of other slack-jawed tourists up at Antoni Gaudi’s...
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fredstraveltrails
May 30, 20219 min read
The Algarve & the white villages of Andalusia
Europe has been a favourite destination for us, both having been born there, but we had never visited the South-West corner, so this was...
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fredstraveltrails
May 9, 20217 min read
Hiking the Isle of Wight
There has to be no other nation on earth, well, maybe, of comparable size, that has so many Public Walking Paths as Britain. The right to...
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fredstraveltrails
Apr 22, 20218 min read
The Historic Triangle - Virginia
Travel! What is your idea of a satisfying trip? Some will go for cruises – see as many places as possible (for a few hours), then enjoy...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 30, 20217 min read
Surprising Tenerife, Canary Islands
The clouds were thickening and starting to spit rain as we made our slow way back, from a solid four-hour hike to and from the trail head...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 18, 20215 min read
A week in Languedoc
It was 11PM. Our bus was on its way back to our various hotels to let us (some of us) stagger off the bus and into bed. The way back was...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 5, 20215 min read
Budapest – The Spa Capital of the World
When you have finally tired of walking around Buda palace on its hill top, or the old district of the Citadel… When you’ve had it with...
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fredstraveltrails
Feb 19, 20217 min read
Roatan? Where is Roatan?
“Where the H*LL is Roatan”. I couldn’t resist it. There we were, in one of the few up-scale souvenirs shops in Coxen Hole on the island...
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fredstraveltrails
Feb 11, 20215 min read
The Next Great Wine Road: Slovenia
I know, I know, yet another travel story about wines and vineyards. You have read stories about the great wine regions of France, Italy,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Hiking the West Highland Way
We can’t be called inveterate hikers, but we have done a bit of it, now and then as it was, and is, a very satisfying way to stay fit as...
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fredstraveltrails
Nov 19, 20205 min read
Laid-back Slovenia
A gem in the heart of Europe Slovenia is small – somewhat smaller than New Hampshire, but it sure packs a punch in scenery. You don’t...
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