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Luminous Trips

  • Destinations
    • Andamans
      • A tale of the Andamans (part deux – Of sea clowns and their anemones)
      • A tale of the Andamans (Part un – The Jalakara of Havelock)
    • Kanha National Park
      • The Jungle
      • The Tiger
      • The Lodge
      • The River
    • Italy
      • Road trip, through Italy – Rome (Days 1-4)
      • Road Trip, Italy – Sorrento, Amalfi and Capri (Days 5-8)
      • Road Trip, Italy – Orvieto, Val d’Orcia, Florence (Days 9-11)
      • Road Trip, Italy – Pisa, Cinque Terre, Milan (Days 12-15)
    • Mauritius
      • Lux Belle Mare, Mauritius – All about soul
      • Shanti Maurice, Mauritius – A Corner of Paradise
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – a family holiday in Mauritius (The North)
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – A family holiday in Mauritius (The South)
    • Maldives
      • Lux South Ari Atoll – To the Beach (Part I)
      • Lux South Ari Atoll – At the beach (Part II)
      • Heading
      • Lux South Ari Atoll – The Ocean’s Call (Part III)
    • The United Kingdom
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (London, Days 1-5)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Legoland and the Lake District, Days 6-8)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (The Highlands, Days 9-12)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Isle of Skye, Days 13-15)
    • South Africa
      • Road Trip, South Africa – Cape Town (Days 1-5)
      • Road Trip, Garden Route (Days 6-10)
      • Road Trip, Pilanesberg, Sun City (Days 11-15)
    • Bekal
      • Taj Bekal Resort & Spa – Hammocks and Kayaks
    • The EU – Switzerland, Italy, Spain
      • A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 1 to 5
      • A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 5 to 11
      • A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 11 to 14
    • Jordan
      • Across Jordan – Amman (Days 1-3)
      • Across Jordan – The Dead Sea (Days 3-5)
      • The Petra Marriott
    • Mumbai
      • The Taj Lands End, Mumbai
    • Goa
      • Viva La Goa
    • Sri Lanka
      • Taj Bentota Resort and Spa – Surfed!
      • Heritance Tea Factory – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
      • Emeraldised – a family holiday in Sri Lanka (Nuwara Eliya)
      • Emeraldised – a family holiday in Sri Lanka (Bentota and Colombo)
  • Road Trips
    • The United Kingdom
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (London, Days 1-5)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Legoland and the Lake District, Days 6-8)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (The Highlands, Days 9-12)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Isle of Skye, Days 13-15)
    • Italy
      • Through Italy – Rome (Days 1 to 4)
      • Through Italy – Sorrento, Amalfi and Capri (Days 5 to 8)
      • Through Italy – Orvieto, Val d’Orcia, Florence (Days 9 to 11)
      • Through Italy – Pisa, Cinque Terre, Milan (Days 12 to 15)
    • Jordan
      • Across Jordan – Amman (Days 1-3)
      • Across Jordan – The Dead Sea (Days 3-5)
      • The Petra Marriott
    • Mauritius
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – a family holiday in Mauritius (The North)
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – A family holiday in Mauritius (The South)
    • The EU – Switzerland, Italy, Spain
      • Switzerland
      • Italy
      • Spain
    • South Africa
      • Cape Town – Days 1 to 5
      • The Capes – Days 6 to 10
      • The Lion – Days 11 to 15
  • Hotels
    • Shanti Maurice, Mauritius – A Corner of Paradise
    • Lux Belle Mare, Mauritius – All about soul
    • Taj Bekal Resort & Spa – Hammocks and Kayaks
    • Heritance Tea Factory – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
    • Taj Bentota Resort and Spa – Surfed!
    • The Taj Lands End, Mumbai
    • Maldives I – Lux South Ari Atoll
    • Maldives II – Lux South Ari Atoll
    • Maldives III – Lux South Ari Atoll
    • The Jalakara – Havelock Island
    • The Petra Marriott
    • Viva La Goa – Taj Exotica
    • The Lodge – Banjaar Tola

Category: Costa Brava

A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 11 to 14

We took a cab from the airport to our hotel. Our hotel was about a 10 minute walk from Las Rambalas. We checked in our room, left our luggage there and hit the streets. We stopped for some coffee close to our hotel, spent sometime at the university square. It was dinner-time now and across…

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A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 5 to 11

Onward then, we get off a station in Italy and after finishing off with the passport control we go to a restaurant at the station. We had some pasta, pizza and wine. We still had some time till our train to Como and my son had it all planned. On the way, he had spotted…

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A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 1 to 5

  Day 1: My wife, my son and I landed in Zurich and as soon as the plane reached the parking bay and the gates opened, my son ran with his small trolley bag. My son was 1.5 years old now, wow. I remember the time I used to rush out when the plane would…

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  • Destinations
    • Andamans
      • A tale of the Andamans (part deux – Of sea clowns and their anemones)
      • A tale of the Andamans (Part un – The Jalakara of Havelock)
    • Kanha National Park
      • The Jungle
      • The Tiger
      • The Lodge
      • The River
    • Italy
      • Road trip, through Italy – Rome (Days 1-4)
      • Road Trip, Italy – Sorrento, Amalfi and Capri (Days 5-8)
      • Road Trip, Italy – Orvieto, Val d’Orcia, Florence (Days 9-11)
      • Road Trip, Italy – Pisa, Cinque Terre, Milan (Days 12-15)
    • Mauritius
      • Lux Belle Mare, Mauritius – All about soul
      • Shanti Maurice, Mauritius – A Corner of Paradise
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – a family holiday in Mauritius (The North)
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – A family holiday in Mauritius (The South)
    • Maldives
      • Lux South Ari Atoll – To the Beach (Part I)
      • Lux South Ari Atoll – At the beach (Part II)
      • Heading
      • Lux South Ari Atoll – The Ocean’s Call (Part III)
    • The United Kingdom
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (London, Days 1-5)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Legoland and the Lake District, Days 6-8)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (The Highlands, Days 9-12)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Isle of Skye, Days 13-15)
    • South Africa
      • Road Trip, South Africa – Cape Town (Days 1-5)
      • Road Trip, Garden Route (Days 6-10)
      • Road Trip, Pilanesberg, Sun City (Days 11-15)
    • Bekal
      • Taj Bekal Resort & Spa – Hammocks and Kayaks
    • The EU – Switzerland, Italy, Spain
      • A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 1 to 5
      • A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 5 to 11
      • A family holiday to the Alps, the Lakes, the Canals and the Rambala – Days 11 to 14
    • Jordan
      • Across Jordan – Amman (Days 1-3)
      • Across Jordan – The Dead Sea (Days 3-5)
      • The Petra Marriott
    • Mumbai
      • The Taj Lands End, Mumbai
    • Goa
      • Viva La Goa
    • Sri Lanka
      • Taj Bentota Resort and Spa – Surfed!
      • Heritance Tea Factory – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
      • Emeraldised – a family holiday in Sri Lanka (Nuwara Eliya)
      • Emeraldised – a family holiday in Sri Lanka (Bentota and Colombo)
  • Road Trips
    • The United Kingdom
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (London, Days 1-5)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Legoland and the Lake District, Days 6-8)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (The Highlands, Days 9-12)
      • Road trip from London to Scotland (Isle of Skye, Days 13-15)
    • Italy
      • Through Italy – Rome (Days 1 to 4)
      • Through Italy – Sorrento, Amalfi and Capri (Days 5 to 8)
      • Through Italy – Orvieto, Val d’Orcia, Florence (Days 9 to 11)
      • Through Italy – Pisa, Cinque Terre, Milan (Days 12 to 15)
    • Jordan
      • Across Jordan – Amman (Days 1-3)
      • Across Jordan – The Dead Sea (Days 3-5)
      • The Petra Marriott
    • Mauritius
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – a family holiday in Mauritius (The North)
      • The Magic Ingredient Sea – A family holiday in Mauritius (The South)
    • The EU – Switzerland, Italy, Spain
      • Switzerland
      • Italy
      • Spain
    • South Africa
      • Cape Town – Days 1 to 5
      • The Capes – Days 6 to 10
      • The Lion – Days 11 to 15
  • Hotels
    • Shanti Maurice, Mauritius – A Corner of Paradise
    • Lux Belle Mare, Mauritius – All about soul
    • Taj Bekal Resort & Spa – Hammocks and Kayaks
    • Heritance Tea Factory – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
    • Taj Bentota Resort and Spa – Surfed!
    • The Taj Lands End, Mumbai
    • Maldives I – Lux South Ari Atoll
    • Maldives II – Lux South Ari Atoll
    • Maldives III – Lux South Ari Atoll
    • The Jalakara – Havelock Island
    • The Petra Marriott
    • Viva La Goa – Taj Exotica
    • The Lodge – Banjaar Tola

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