Tali Goes Travelling

The Lakes of Bavaria

Bavarians are always happy to tell you that they live in the best state of Germany. Not only do they have the best beer, they also have a beautiful and diverse natural landscape. From mountains for skiing, to forests for hiking and lakes made by glaciers thousands of years ago perfect for swimming, boating and … Continue reading →

An Ode to Barcelona

Barcelona was the first place I visited in Spain that made me never ever want to leave Spain. No, it wasn’t the first city I ever visited in Spain. Yes ok, it was the second. So when I had the opportunity to spend another weekend there, I started counting the sleeps to go before I … Continue reading →

A Piece of Pisa

Arriving on a misty grey day can really give you a bad impression of a city, especially if you’re only visiting for a short time. So after arriving to this: It was nice to be bid farewell by this. Our first stop in Pisa (like most other visitors) was the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Now … Continue reading →

Pompeii – A Blast From the Past

While living in Rome, Pompeii periodically came up in the news, due to a wall collapsing or there not being enough funds to maintain it, despite its UNESCO World Heritage site status. On a suitably grey and dreary day we went to visit this city both destroyed and preserved by the mighty Mount Vesuvius. The monster who destroyed … Continue reading →

Lessons Learnt at a Beer Festival – Oktoberfest/Wiesn, Munich

Unless you were born and raised in Austria or Germany, chances are you don’t have enough experience or stamina to get you through a 17 day Beer-festival. Actually, if you’re not Bavarian then a little bit of advice probably wouldn’t go astray when you’re heading to the Wiesn (as the locals call it). Here are … Continue reading →

Wannsee – It Should Be Seen

Wannsee is a popular summer escape for Berliners, a lake to cool off in and relax beside, enjoying their long summer days in the sun. On a crisp late Autumn Sunday, we set off to explore this lake which people had raved about one too many times for me to miss out on seeing. And … Continue reading →

Naples. Wow.

I arrived in Naples, full of fear and apprehension. I’d seen the movie Gomorra and I’d heard stories of the Mafia’s notoriously bad influence there. I’d read the newspapers, I knew there would be rubbish everywhere. And I’d also been warned by Italian friends not to visit large parts of the city, “unless you want to … Continue reading →

An Escape from Rome – Orvieto, Umbria

Living in Rome sounds romantic but can be exhausting. Apart from the never-ending chaos, beeping horns and cars trying to run you over when you cross on a green pedestrian light, the yelling, arguing and chatting (sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference with Italians!), there are so many thousands of tourists every day that it … Continue reading →

I’ll take the high road and you take… oh wait, the low road is closed.

The Cinque Terre are five famous villages that cling to the rugged cliffs of the Ligurian coast. The villages are accessible by railway, but most tourists choose to take the Sentiero Azzurro, the hiking trails that link these picturesque little villages. We paid our €5 and started our walk along the Via dell’Amore (the first section of … Continue reading →

Just One of the Famous Five – Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre

With five villages to choose from in the Cinque Terre, not to mention all the other villages nearby which were competing for our tourist dollar, we had our work cut out for us trying to decide where to stay. Arriving to a view like this, we suspected it was a good decision to spend two … Continue reading →