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Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

Category: Countries

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The UK General Election 2024 – we’re about to have change!

CountriesfiftyfourandcountingJuly 3, 2024

I’ll remember 2024 with despair! In all my years, I have never been undecided about where I will cast my vote. The Conservatives have blown their goodwill under Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. There have been five Prime Ministers over a decade, a pandemic, a war in Ukraine that affected energy prices, and an experiment…

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Celino San MarcofiftyfourandcountingJuly 3, 2024

Da Zio Gianni, Celino San Marco – I was not expecting such a great Italian Pizzeria

Celino San Marco is home to the famous DuePalme winery. I don’t know for sure but I would not be surprised…
CountriesfiftyfourandcountingJuly 2, 2024

Villa Neviera, Celino San Marco, Puglia, Italy – A room fit for a King

Lecce could be described as the capital of Puglia in Italy, located in the country’s heel. It’s a busy city with…
ItalyfiftyfourandcountingJune 27, 2024

Lecce, Puglia, Italy – Baroque architecture, Olive Oil, Wine and Ceramics

Right in the centre, towards the bottom of Italy’s heel, is an area of Puglia rich in vineyards, olive groves, ceramics,…
BasilicatafiftyfourandcountingJune 24, 2024

Le Malve Cave Retreat, Matera, Italy – Luxury and indulgent hotel room in a cave!

Our recent trip to Italy was at the same time that the 2024 G7 summit took place in Borgo Egnazia (Fasano)…
BasilicatafiftyfourandcountingJune 23, 2024

Matera, Italy – An incredibly Sassi city where life has continued since the stone age

Our trip to the heel of Italy took us to the region of Puglia. It’s the area in the heel that…
Brindisi AirportfiftyfourandcountingJune 22, 2024

EcoVia, part of AutoVia, Italian car hire – I was not expecting a car like this

We had booked a break in Puglia, Italy and arranged our car hire via Booking.com The price of the car we…
AlberobellofiftyfourandcountingJune 21, 2024

Alberobello, Italy – A picture post card town full of Trulli homes

In the heel of Italy, in a region known as Puglia sits a small town that is unique in its construction.…
ManchesterfiftyfourandcountingMay 14, 2024

Things I know to be true – Whitefield Garrick – Sensational performance and script

Tonight’s performance by the cast of the Whitefield Garrick was probably one of the finest theatrical productions I have ever seen.…
Costa AdejefiftyfourandcountingMay 3, 2024

One Two Dive, Adeje, Tenerife – a refreshing dive with a marine biologist

In 2002, I had a dive accident off the coast of Spain. I had a textbook panic attack, something I attribute…
AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingMarch 21, 2024

Lisbon, Portugal – A vibrant cultural city of architecture and graffiti

Getting to Manchester Airport for our Ryanair flight to Lisbon required a very early start. I had booked (I thought) a…
FoodfiftyfourandcountingMarch 12, 2024

Takayama, Japan and Shirakawa-go – A stunning part of this country

The five and a quarter hour journey went quickly from Hiroshima to Takayama via Nagoya. The first part of the journey…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingMarch 9, 2024

The Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield – Down into the pits with a real miner

Its 40 years ago, in 1984 that the Miners Strike took place. Today the Coal Mining Museum exists to keep the…
HiroshimafiftyfourandcountingFebruary 6, 2024

Hiroshima, Japan – Sobering and thought-provoking

The journey from Kyoto was a trip along the southwest coast by bullet train at an incredible 200mph. Following the map,…
CountriesfiftyfourandcountingDecember 27, 2023

Kyoto, Japan – No wonder this was the Imperial Capital

Our trip to Japan took place in the Autumn of 2023. It is a time in history when the world is…

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  • There are many differences between the UK and Peru, and these are just a few
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