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There is one thing we really enjoyed while in dubrovnik, it was enjoying the sunset and our nights out. We have found a couple of nice bars and one restaurant worth mentionning. If you are looking for a nice view point to enjoy the sunset, then I would propose one of those two locations: Bard bar ou Buza bar. The two are fairly crowded at that time of the day, so come early or be lucky to find a nice seat. And yet they are not so easily spotted. You have to go through a tiny gate from inside the city walls to find yourself at the foot of it. Just grand! The atmosphere in both is great but Bard is a bit more fancy, serving nice cocktails while Buza is a bit more rough serving ... read more

Nous avons décidé de commencer notre séjour par la visite d'une des iles Elaphites: Lopud. Cela s'est révélé être une excellente idée, nous avons tout de suite eu l'impression d’être en vacances! Nous avons choisi Lopud car les horaires de ferry étaient faciles et pratiques. On a pris la compagnie Jadrolinija, qui je crois, est la seule qui va dans les iles Elaphites. Le bateau partait du port de Gruz (Dubrovnik) à 9h30 et pour le retour du port de Lopud à 17h55. Le trajet dure environ 1h. Ce qui nous a amplement laissé le temps sur place de voir ce que nous voulions et de profiter des paysages splendides et de la plage. Par beau temps, le trajet en bateau se fait sur une mer d'huile. Pas de risque d’être malade même pour les gens ... read more

Braemar gathering or the biggest highland games in Scotland, the one were the Queen goes! We kind of planned our Scottish holiday around that date. I absolutely wanted to take Alex to a Highland game and this one is the best. Plus we were so lucky with the weather that we almost got sun burned! On our way from the Isle of Skye to Braemar, we stopped to visit Urquhart castle on the bank of Loch Ness. I like to visit this castle, especially on a sunny day. The visit starts with a short video explaining the history of the castle and of this part of Scotland. Visitors should definitely watch that video before visiting the castle ground. It has a little surprise at the end and I am not going to spoil it since it ... read more

Who choose to spend their holidays in Scotland? Few reasons: it’s beautiful, you are fed up with summer heat in your town or you have lived here for a wee while and feel like going back. All three for me! We started and ended or trip in Edinburgh because it is easy to fly to and I really like this city. At arrival, we jump into the ‘new’ tramway to the city centre. And the first thing we did when we got off was to rush into a nearby pub to eat a burger and drink a beer. We wanted to be near the Royal mile and the city centre so we rented one of the student flat. The university made them available to the public during summer break. If you want cheap(ish) accommodation and are ... read more

It has been a while seen I last wrote on my blog. But I have been busy doing stuffs. You might wonder what: well lot of stuff. Plus we had a lovely month of September and October. So I had to get out to play in the sun and eat all the ice cream I could. There was a Movenpick ice cream truck near the lake. Don't say Movenbrick or the Swiss will laugh at you (true story…). Then I discovered one in Carouge. I like wondering around in Carouge on a sunny afternoon, it's lovely. The atmosphere there is relaxed and there is way less tourist than in the city centre. And the gelato here are really good. I will make this spot on the 'place du Marché' my hang out next summer. I also ... read more