Thursday doors: recent doors from Croatia & Slovenia showcases recent door photographs from Croatia and Slovenia for this week’s Thursday doors photography challenge. The first three doors are from Croatia, from towns Rijeka and Opatija. The other doors are from our family trip to Slovenia in March. We enjoyed a spa weekend with kids. They… Read More Thursday doors: recent doors from Croatia & Slovenia
Visiting Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki is a travel post about my last June’s visit to interesting Suomenlinna Sea Fortress. I visited my best Finnish friend who showed me around Helsinki. One of her suggestions for our time together was to take a ferry over to Soumenlinna islands. We took the public ferry from the Market… Read More Visiting Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki
Life & blog update: March 2024…was a very interesting month. After somewhat quiet February, March was full of action and new beginnings as spring should be. There were the usual playdates for kids and family board game nights and a couple of dates with friends. One of the highlights of the month was our family trip… Read More Life & blog update: March 2024
Daunt Books is a chain of independent bookshops throughout London but its most famous bookshop is located in a gorgeous Edwardian building in Marylebone. The original Marylebone bookshop was first opened in 1912 and to this day it has retained the unconventional skylights and the long oak galleries reminiscent of its past, glorious days. Whether… Read More A bookworm’s paradise: Daunt Books, Marylebone, London
Malta is a fascinating island country in the heart of the Mediterranean, just under the island of Sicily ( Italy ) and above Africa. Malta is one of those few, small countries that you can actually explore in just a couple of days. Warm climate and lots of sunshine attract many tourists throughout the year.
Snapshots from London is a short travel post, mainly consisting of photographs from my latest London trip. I celebrated my 40th birthday in London in December. It was a wonderful birthday trip with my husband. This December London trip was a mix of old haunts and some of my favourite places with new places and… Read More Snapshots from London (December 2023)
Thursday doors: colourful doors from Volosko shows you a couple of beautiful doors from a small seaside settlement near Opatija and Rijeka in Croatia. There’s a little port for small fishing boats and a couple of rather well-known restaurants as well as a very delicious cake shop. You’ll find charming, narrow streets and art galleries… Read More Thursday doors: colourful doors from Volosko, Croatia
the Red Phone Box travels 