Author: jilliansking
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Under the Tuscan Sun (and Clouds)
A quick stop in Pisa on our way to Tuscany One route on our way from Cinque Terra took us directly by Pisa, so we decided to make a quick stop to take a look at the leaning tower. Little did we know that the tower is part of a large walled complex with actually…
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Bucket List Cinque Terre!
We missed these charming little villages off the Italian Riviera coastline on our first trip to Italy three years ago (choosing the Amalfi coast instead), so it was definitely on the list this time around. Now that all is said and done, I will rate Amalfi a little bit higher in terms of both charm…
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The Riverias
We decided for this trip to take a peek at the French and Italian Riverias…to see what all the fuss is about! Our travel planner, the incomparable Heather Lindstrom, parked us in Cannes, France for four nights; Sanremo, Italy for four nights; and Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy for three nights to fully immerse in this…
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Bonjour Provence!
As inept as Gary and I are in processing or speaking French, we did try to at least greet and say thank you with some confidence. Zoe did very little to help instill us with some basic phrases before we left her in London. Our journey from London to our landing spot here in Provence,…
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Hello London my old friend…
Good to be back in this city and all of its splendor. We did arrive to find out just a few hours later that the Queen had just passed. While we avoided the area near Buckingham Palace where the crowds gathered to mourn, the great sadness on the part of most Britain citizens was felt.…
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The next adventure!
We hope you will join us on our next adventure. We’re leaving on September 7th and will be returning on November 16th. This journey will take us, first, to London to settle our daughter Zoe into her new home as she starts graduate school at the London School of Economics. From there, we’ll spend about…
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Our BEST OF the British Isles
A lot of folks have asked us for recommendations from our British Isles journey, so in this blog I will highlight some of our favorites! Places to Stay There were many truly lovely places we stayed on this trip, thanks to our fantastic travel planner Janet Redler. The following were our absolute favorites and places…
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The final leg of Ireland – Galway and the Surrounding Beauty
After leaving the southern regions of Ireland, we headed up North towards Galway and spent our final days of this journey exploring some of the phenomenal scenery in this region. The city of Galway was lively and fun to explore on foot. Music and pubs are the prime attraction. We took two phenomenal day trips…
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Cashel…a great place for a stop
Going to make a quick post here, as I wanted to highlight this spot where we made a quick one night stopover. I would sure come back and spend more time here! The Rock of Cashel lies between Dublin and Cork, and within the little town under the old ruins sits a lovely place to…
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Game of Thrones!
Northern Ireland was the filming location of many of the northern locales in GoT (think Winterfell, Castle Black), and also the location of a large studio built to film many of the scenes. That studio (south of Belfast) has now been re-purposed as the Game of Thrones Studio Tour, and we took a day trip…
Gary and Jillian's New Adventures 