Posts made in February, 2015

Vernon and the Pretty Country

Posted by on Feb 27, 2015 in Europe, France | 2 comments

Vernon and the Pretty Country

Vernon is a quaint little town about 50 minutes by train from the centre of Paris. We stayed here for 2 weeks in our Vernon housesit and really enjoyed living in this part of the world. It is rural France while still being close to Paris and major shopping areas. There are lots of activities to do in the area but to be honestsome of the things we enjoyed the most was just driving around, playing in parks and stopping when we saw something pretty. One of the most popular things is to kayak or boat on the river. As...

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What to do in Dubrovnik

Posted by on Feb 26, 2015 in Croatia, Europe | 2 comments

What to do in Dubrovnik

In August we bought last minute flights from Brussels to Dubrovnik in Croatia as we were keen for some sunshine and good beaches. I was amazed at how varied the prices were. One of the best things about Europe is all the airports are super close together and so you can pick and choose where you fly from and to and if need be you can hope on a train or a bus for two hours to another airport and save a couple of hundred Euros. This proved to be quite handy, especially as there were 4 of us! We...

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