Porto Moniz, Madeira

When we visited Madeira last year, we spent half the trip on the North Coast of the island.  One of the highlights was Porto Moniz, which has amazing tidal pools.  I would have loved to have explored and enjoy the tidal pools but it was pretty wild - as you can see from these photos! Instead we enj…

Palermo Botanical Garden - Orto Botanico di Palermo

When visiting Palermo we didn't see one recommendation to visit the Palermo Botanical Gardens (Orto Botanico di Palermo).  However, we spotted it on Google Maps and we are a sucker for a good botanical garden (as you probably know), so off we trotted!  It was a little bit out of the historical …

Palazzo dei Normanni, Royal Palace of Palermo

ccWhen we visited Palermo last year one of the more unusual places we visited was the Palazzo dei Normanni, also known as the Royal Palace of Palermo.  The real showpiece of the palace is this amazing gold and heavily decorated chapel within it. It was stunning, so detailed and was a lot to take in…

Loch An Eilein in Rothiemurchus

Last summer we spent a couple of lovely days up in Aviemore in the Cairngorms, and while we were there we went to one of my favourite lochs!  Loch An Eilein in Rothiemurchus is such a great place to visit. There is a nice short loop around the loch, and it's surrounded by trees so even when it&…