The Sound Of Music was the reason I booked this visit to Salzburg. I watched this film with my family when we were younger and I have always wanted to visit and see the sights. Luckily for me I found some sights through my forty eight hour stay in the city. And I also booked to see more on Panoarama…
I arrived in Salzburg, tired and exhausted. One goal that afternoon was to see the Mirabell Palace Gardens. What I did not expect was temperatures of 30 degrees. They were beautiful and then I though walk across the bridge and visit the old town. Half way across, my body sent me signs this was not a good idea. Since I…
These are my thoughts on booking and experiencing my first ever solo trip with Riviera Travels. I normally book trips via my travel agent Sue at Holiday Please but this time I do not know why but I was just excited. That morning, my redundancy arrived and I just wanted to book a holiday. And I did, and paid in…
Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva is where I was booked to stay when our tour group arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania. This hotel is big and set in the business district. Now this is where I am getting picky. It is more than adequate but is a good twenty/thirty minuites for me to get to the main streets and tourist sites. But…
The first sights in Lithuania we came across was one of Lithuania’s most awe-inspiring sights, the Hill of Crosses. Here on an unassuming hillock, thousands of crosses seem to sprout from the earth, interspersed by poignant statues of the Virgin Mary, carvings of Lithuanian patriots and effigies left by Catholic pilgrims. They began appearing after the suppression of the 1831…
Avalon Hotel was where I stayed when I was in Riga, Latvia. I did not book this hotel as I was on a tour organised by Rivera Travels for Solo travellers. Avalon Hotel is a mere thirty minute drive from the airport. When our group arrived, only some of the rooms were ready. We did arrive at about 1pm, check…
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