Romania in October Foliage

The foliage Poiana Brasov

We, a group of 12 family members, ranging in ages from 3 to nearly 70, spent a glorious week in the second last week of October 2024 in Romania.

The weather was extremely kind to us, we had no rain, the days were clear and sunny with excellent visibility and the foliage was spectacular.

Our base was Poiana Brasov.
We stayed at Hotel Aurelius Imparatul which was a great location. The Hotel, except for the spa and gymboree which looked new and are well kept, is very tired and in a dire need of a facelift. The area is charming and beautiful. In the winter it is a popular ski resort surrounded by fabulous dense forests.

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Edinburgh in August – The City of the Festivals

Victoria Street, Edinburgh

Fringe Festival in August in Edinburgh, then road trip to The Lake District, The Cotswolds and ending off in Oxford. Our two week stunning trip.
We visited in August 2023.

Edinburgh in August – the City of the Festivals

During the month of August, Edinburgh hosts The Fringe Festival and plenty other festivals – the city becomes home to a multitude of live performances. Theatre, Dance, Musicals, Stand-up Artists, Music, Street Performences, Childrens’ shows and more. There is something for everyone. Some of the shows are free and others charge relatively reasonable prices.

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ROAD TRIP PORTUGAL

The Algarve

Visited September/October 2022

The Gallivanting Goldies are back.
Corona is “over” and we, a little more golden, are back on the road.
This time we spent 15 magnificent days doing a road trip in Portugal, from Porto in the North to The Algarve in the South.
We flew into Lisbon, took a connecting flight to Porto, spent 4 amazing nights in this city which albeit at first looks grim and unimpressive but very quicky grows on you.
On the fifth day we rented a car and started our road trip:- Douro Valley, Sintra, The Algarve and Lisbon.

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The Algarve

Visited September/October 2022

The Gallivanting Goldies are back.
Corona is “over” and we, a little more golden, are back on the road.
This time we spent 15 magnificent days doing a road trip in Portugal, from Porto in the North to The Algarve in the South.
We flew into Lisbon, took a connecting flight to Porto, spent 4 amazing nights in this city which albeit at first looks grim and unimpressive but very quicky grows on you.
On the fifth day we rented a car and started our road trip:- Douro Valley, Sintra, The Algarve and Lisbon.

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Amsterdam Rocks

The WiFi code at our hotel was:  Amsterdamrocks!
This pretty much sums it up!
We, three gallivanting goldies, friends of close to 40 years from Law School days, have just spent 4 glorious days in Amsterdam and it rocks, even for us goldies!
Canals, Van Gogh, Coffeeshops, Fried Chips, Cafes, Banksy, Bicycles, Cheese and Beer – we wandered around this vibrant city for 4 marvelous days.

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