The EnvyMy.Life Travel Journal

Wish You Were Here

City guides, trip itineraries and honest reviews, from the dive bar to the Michelin star.

Mainland Greece

Greece, the Long Way Round

Two weeks on the Greek mainland in October: dinner in Thessaloniki, Meteora at golden hour, a fireplace night in Arachova, Ancient Corinth after the coaches leave, and five...

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Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra

Narbonne for Lunch, Andorra for the Night

A two-day road trip from Barcelona: lunch at Les Grands Buffets in Narbonne, the N20 over the Pyrenees, a night in Escaldes and a morning at Caldea.

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Parma, Italy

Prosciutto, Palaces and a Leaning Tower

Five nights in an old Parma palazzo with a hire car for the day trips: the wooden Teatro Farnese, torta fritta and horse tartare, Romanesque Modena, Bologna's porticoes...

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Salou, Spain

Zero to 180 at PortAventura

Two days at PortAventura and Ferrari Land with an Express pass, Red Force at 180 km/h and a night with Woody Woodpecker at Hotel El Paso.

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Andalusia, Spain

Andalusia by Train, in Winter Light

Nine January days in the south: a balcony over Granada, the Alhambra in the first slot of the day, a Columbus folly on the Costa del Sol and...

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