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Arrival into Budapest. 😁😁 Check into hotel.

Arrival into Budapest. 😁😁 Check into hotel. Get drinks. Go for dinner. A busy evening of doing nothing and much welcome return to this beautiful city. 😁😁

ᵃᵈ As promised, here are the places we visited

ᵃᵈ As promised, here are the places we visited on our trip to Lille with @poferries - and why you need to visit them. 😁😁😁😁
- La Vieille Bourse - it’s a second hand book market set in the most beautiful building. It’s also where we found the art in our ‘French room’.
- Grand Place - Gorgeous old plaza with spots to eat and pretty much the heart of the city
- Palais des Beaux Arts - one of the largest museums in all of France (and one of the oldest too). Home to incredible collections from Monet, Picasso and Goya to mention but a few.
- Pâtisserie Méert - THE patisserie to go to in town. The hot chocolate here is amazing and the pastries are works of art.
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille Cathedral - Arguably more impressive inside than outside, it’s one of the iconic spots in the city you can’t miss.
- Lille Opera - Absolutely stunning inside. I’d recommend booking a ticket for a show here in advance of visiting the city. It’s so stunning inside.
- Lille town hall - you can do a tour here but be sure to check out the view from the top too.

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ᵃᵈ A few quick answers to your questions after

ᵃᵈ A few quick answers to your questions after our recent trip Lille, France on @poferries… 😁😁⁣
- The travel time on the ferry is just 90 minutes⁣
- You need to be vaccinated to go pretty much anywhere indoors in France⁣
- There’s a French app you have to download in advance and upload your vaccination certificate onto which gets scanned for travel and entry into venues⁣
- If you’re double vaccinated, you don’t need a test to go into France⁣
- Don’t worry if you forget your masks/hand sanitisers on the ferry, they’ll give you masks on board if you don’t have one and there are loads of sanitisation stations ⁣
- Get the Club Lounge upgrade if you can, it’s worth it (you get all the drinks and food included in that - even champagne) ⁣
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Let me know if you have any more questions. I’ll try to share our Lille itinerary/best spots to see in the next post. 😁😁 ⁣
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ᵃᵈ Fancy a free holiday? Stupid question - the

ᵃᵈ Fancy a free holiday? Stupid question - the answer is obviously ‘YES!’ 😄😄 Well, @Naked_Malt is giving away a free holiday for you and three (yes - THREE!) of your friends. All you have to go is answer 5 (really easy) questions on the Naked Malt website. You’ll probably wanna share this with your 3 friends too so they can enter too and increase your chances of head off on that holiday. 😄😄 The link is in our stories or you can find it at www.nakedmalt.com/naked-escape Good luck!

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Modica is famous in Italy for its chocolate but if

Modica is famous in Italy for its chocolate but if I’m being totally honest, I’m not really a fan of the chocolate. 🤷🏾😁 That’s more Lloyd’s remit. Like, we arrived back from Switzerland with two GINORMOUS bars of Swiss chocolate and I don’t think Lloyd realises he’s eaten all of his and pretty much all of mine too.😆😆 What I am a fan of in Modica however is the city itself! It’s stunning and another UESCO World Heritage site in Sicily’s Val di Noto that you absolutely have to visit. It’s also one of the hilliest of the lot so you need to arrive with comfy walking shoes 😄😆 (or just start at the top and work your way down to the bottom of the city).

Scicli (pronounced ‘SHEEK-Lee’) is one of the

Scicli (pronounced ‘SHEEK-Lee’) is one of the quieter towns in Sicily’s Val di Noto but it’s so worth a visit! It’s not too far from Ragusa so we decided to visit from Ragusa (we REALLY like our hotel in Ragusa). It’s relatively smaller size made for the perfect excuse to keep stopping over to sample as much granita as possible. 😋😋😋😋 Scicli is also one of the 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites here (along with Noto, Catania and Ragusa) and understandably so as it’s just so beautiful baroque everywhere you look.

Ragusa was our next stop after Noto and actually,

Ragusa was our next stop after Noto and actually, the one place we KNEW we had to stay in before even deciding on where else to stay. In fact, I’d probably go as far as saying that our entire trip to Sicily was based around visiting Ragusa and I think it’s easy to see why - it’s such a beauty! 😍😍😍😍

ᵃᵈ For the first time ever - we finally have a

ᵃᵈ For the first time ever - we finally have a car in London! 😁

We’ve been on the lookout for an electric car for a few months now and we’ve finally gotten our hands on the new Ford Mustang Mach-E from @forduk… and yes, it’s 100% electric!   Our initial rationale for getting an electric car were predominantly around how environmentally friendly it is, and also how great it is for impromptu adventures but we hadn’t fully considered the many other ways it’s amazing in London. 😄😄

Like how:
 - We pay nothing on congestion charging in London because we get 100% discount on it due to the Ford Mustang Mach-E being a fully electric vehicle - We don’t have to stress about parking in Central London as we can park and charge in electric charging bays (this one very pleasantly took us by surprise when we had to go shopping in Covent Garden the other day) - Being electric, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is an intelligent car and constantly learns and adapts itself to your driving style.   So excited to head off on many impromptu adventures! #RechargeYourSoul

Before we arrived in Sicily I’d never even heard

Before we arrived in Sicily I’d never even heard of Marzamemi but after multiple recommendations by our concierge in our hotel in Noto, we finally decided to visit. It’s so worth it too. It’s such a cute little fishing village and truly comes alive at night.

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