A WEEK OF travel INSPIRED!

Well, it’s been a extremely peaceful week for us right here at romance HQ. So peaceful in truth that we haven’t truly done anything worth putting on Instagram even!

But don’t worry, this is absolutely the calm before the storm. You see next week we’re off to check out part of Borneo, so brace yourself for an Instagram onslaught!

I believe this is most likely why we’ve been rather peaceful all round recently; we’re preparing ourselves for this next trip. as well as there’s been a great deal of travel in our lives recently. late last week Mrs romance as well as I were at a speaking event in the city called tourism Upgrade.

Hosted by the interesting Holly Galbraith, who runs a excellent podcast by the exact same name, this tourism upgrade session was all about tourism brands working with blog writers as well as social network experts, as well as building strong working relationships.

It was so fascinating as well as the speakers – Sophie Baker from Wanderlust Union, the amazing Jayne Gorman from woman Tweets World and – one of the fastest speakers I’ve ever satisfied – Ange Thompson from TravelMedia Australia – vocalised so much of what both blog writers as well as travel firms are thinking.

Make sure you inspect out Holly’s podcast channel here.

So other than that, we’ve just been working away to bring you our most current travel stories. If you haven’t already, make sure you inspect out our food suggestions from our recent trip to Byron Bay – right here are our top 7 food areas as well as what we ate.

Also, don’t miss our most current hotel evaluation – this one’s a doozy from Thailand. The lovely Aleenta Phuket resort as well as health club was so amazing we even did a video walk-through of a few of the villas.

So no a lot more stalling – we’re going directly to our travel catch-up pics that we’ve published on Instagram over the past week.

This week’s travel recap

Each week we go back in time over a few of our much-loved travel destinations utilizing never-before-seen pictures of our travels. Here’s where we’ve been looking back on this week.

One of my all-time much-loved parts of Paris – even when it’s congested – is the Notre Dame. This building ideal in the midst of the Seine is so beautiful. We need to have seen this gothic cathedral so lots of times yet it still amazes me every  time I look at it.

As you may imagine, Mrs romance as well as I are rather huge fans of Paris, as well as we’ve written a fair bit about this amazing city. right here are a few of the things we’ve published about the City of Romance.

The hilltop town of Perugia – the funding of the Italian region of Umbria – is not only ancient, it’s likewise absolutely stunning. We hadn’t organized on stopping right here on our very first roadtrip with Italy, however we did, as well as we’re so glad of that.

We ended up costs the night in the Brufani palace hotel near the edge of town. It verified to be one of the most lovely locations we stayed on our trip. Here’s our evaluation of the hotel – inspect out the pool – it’s developed over the top of ancient Etruscan ruins. Amazing!

Mrs romance as well as her obsession with photographing doorways hits a high note whenever we go to Tuscany. It’s like her obsession’s spiritual home. Every building – from the grand mansion to the crumbiest tenement – seems to be issued with a lovely door.

Here are some a lot more doors Mrs romance has identified in Tuscany as well as likewise some exceptional photography ideas for producing a series of your travel photos.

The bit harbour town of St Tropez on the French Riviera is absolutely stunning. At sunset, the old sandstone buildings seem to glow with this golden light, as well as the water of the harbour amplifies everything! Although popular for its yacht club community, St Tropez has still retained its original spirit as well as old world beauty.

From our Postcards series, here’s our Postcards from St Tropez publish as well as our suggestions on what to do while you’re in this sensational coastal town.

Walking around Rome is like checking out the world’s greatest museum. anywhere you go you discover something else of ancient historical relevance. A hint at this country’s amazing culture as well as heritage.

You likewise discover bit locations such as this old antiques shop ideal in the heart of one of Rome’s oldest parts called Ponte near the popular River Tiber. Talk about Instagram heaven!

Exploring the walled towns of Tuscany is a need to for any individual who enjoys European travel. This is part of the interesting town of Volterra – last made popular for its cameo on that vampire saga Twilight. Please don’t ask me exactly how I understand that. It’s as well embarrassing.

Volterra is an strange town though, as well as has a extremely different feel to it than a great deal of these ancient hilltop cities in Tuscany. maybe it’s the truth that you can have dinner inside the high-security prison right here – cooked as well as served by inmates! as well as you have to book rather a long time ahead too.

Here are our articles on Volterra as well as Tuscany – if you’re heading to this part of Italy or want to see what it’s like here, these articles are a must!

It seems like a lifetime back that we were in Greece last. It was a while ago, however maybe it’s since checking out the Greek islands is so other-worldly. This is from Zakynthos Harbour – or Zante as it’s likewise known. The town itself doesn’t have that lots of old buildings or design you see in a great deal of Greek towns since the island was all however destroyed by a significant earthquake in the ’50s.

Still, it’s a sensational town to see as well as so full of the Greek culture. Here’s what we got as much as while we were in Zante.

Of all the cities in all the world, this need to be the greatest. new York City has our hearts, our souls as well as our creativity in the palm of its crazy, bustling, overwhelming, interesting hand. We can’t wait to get back there, which may not be so far into the future… however we’ll leave that just hanging there!

This view from the top of the empire specify building is absolutely unbeatable… though the Rockefeller center is likewise quite amazing.

We’ve written a great deal about nyc – so here’s everything. From where to eat as well as drink, to exactly how to beat the queues as much as the top of this building. It’s all yours!

 

So how’s your week as well as weekend been? have you had a peaceful one too, or have you had a 7-day crazy? tell us about it in the comments below!

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