Inspiring Travels

Ole to Madrid – what’s with the big paper Mache heads?? Arriving in Madrid the weekend of the Fiesta de San Isidro was not something we had planned but could not have worked out better. This is just one of many Fiestas celebrated throughout the year.     This city really put on a show for us but I get the feeling it’s really always like this – full of people young and old, fun and laughter. This is a really friendly place.    An easy metro ride and we were in the thick of things!  On our first night landing in Spain and raced to our tapas and history tour with   Devour Tours   which I had pre booked and I cannot recommend these guys enough. The tour leader Oliver was super passionate about the city, the food, history and culture of Spain and Madrid; you will not get a more in-depth and interesting insight tour like this anywhere else. (and I have been on a few!).  The tour took us though the main areas in th...

The fashion of Florence – Bella Tuscany For those that have been to Italy, you may get this – we have the loud, slightly grungy rawness of Rome and Napoli (the male?), but then we have the refined elegance – the ladies of Italy – places like Florence and Milan – which are just 'pretty', pretty with the elegant buildings and piazzas, but this is also where one can find some great fashion and style. I had forgotten how small and beautiful Florence is, less cars and crowds (in May) and the entire city can be walked. Vasari corridor leading into the Ponte Veechio The Fashion..... Don’t get me wrong, places like Rome have great shopping, but Florence is the place where must do window shopping is done as your stroll the streets, where the designer labels showcase their wares. And of course, buy if you can! One shop I can recommend for beautiful and quality handbags is Donatello Firenze www.donatellofirenze.it Some the 'window shopping' I di...