Vanessa Martin Randin's Blog – June 2010 Archive (8)

And when you're not drinking whisky, what else can you do in Valais?

Once again it may appear that all M. and I do is consume large amounts of alcohol when we go away for the weekend. So besides visiting Swhisky, what else can you do in the region of Ardon and where can you stay to get to it all?

PLACE TO STAY:

La Petite Cigale

This Bed ‘n’ Breakfast has earned every one of its four stars. Rarely have I stayed somewhere where the owners have paid such close attention to…

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 18, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

P'Ardon? They make whisky in Switzerland?

Visitors associate Switzerland with whisky, about as easily as they would Italy with poppadums. But one small enterprise, is now putting Swiss whisky or ‘Swhisky’ on the international map.…

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 17, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

The view from the bottom... is never the same as from the top

(Copyright MRandin)…
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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 16, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Top 10 things to do on a Maldivian Island

1. Pretend you’re Tattoo from Fantasy Island and yell, “Da plane! Da Plane!” everytime you see one…

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 16, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it...

… And then when you do, take some time to admire it! Some of Europe’s bridges may not be able to compete with the likes of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, but what they lack in size they make up for in charm and character. Here are some that I believe deserve to be mentioned.

The ‘Devil’s Bridge’…

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 15, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Why I will never forget Portofino...

©MRandin

As we drove through the winding roads, following the coast line all the way to Portofino, I had to say that the Italian Riviera lives up to its reputation.

Suddenly, the pace of life slows down and the glamour factor moves up…

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 14, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

What happens when you spend too much time under the Tuscan sun?

Well you start doing this…..

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 11, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Besides wine tasting, what can you do with 72 hours in Italy's Piedmont region?

Someone remarked the other day, that our travel agenda is often dictated by the quality of wine on offer. I would just like to say that our weekends away are as cultural as they are ’spiritual’. And just to prove it, here’s a travel post on things you can do in the Piedmont region of Italy, aside from wine tasting. But first, here’s where you can stay to get to it all.

Amalia Cascina is…

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Added by Vanessa Martin Randin on June 10, 2010 at 9:54am — No Comments

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