Leah & Julian in The World

And so to Europe we say au revoir, auf wiedersehen,  ciao, adiós, dag!  It has certainly been an adventure, a reconnaissance mission of sorts – we know we’d like to go back!

What, you ask, has been the best?  That’s quite a difficult question – we have seen so much and had so many different experiences that it is impossible to choose just one.  But here’s our shortlist (in no particular order):

Awesome Accommodation:

• Bruges: Royal Stewart B&B
• Venice: Al Gallion B&B
• Santorini:  Villa Maria Damigou
• Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Haus Karin
• Paris: An Apartment in Paris
• Marrakech: Riad de l’Orientale

Cool Cities:

• London
• Berlin
• Paris
• Venice
• Rome

Perfect Places:

• The Swiss Alps
• Firostefani at sunset
• Geneva on a perfect spring day
• Cambridge on the River Cam
• Prague at twilight

Favourite Food:

• Macaroons (Paris)
• Scampi spaghetti (Venice)
• Prosciutto (Parma)
• Tagine (Marrakech)
• Greek salad (Santorini)

Recommended Restaurants:

• Benares, London
• David Bann’s, Edinburgh
• Kantjil and Tijger, Amsterdam
• Aktaion, Firostefani
• Lehká Hlava, Prague
• Au Brin de Thym, Arles
• Kosybar, Marrakech
• Restaurante Integral Artemisa, Madrid (whoops, we couldn’t stop at five)

Best Beer:

• Bruges Zot Blonde (Belgium)
• Tripel Karmeliet (Belgium)
• Pilsner Urquell (Czech Rep)
• Efes (Turkey)
• Moritz (Spain)

Great Guides:

• Tori, London
• Kate & Dennis, St Andrews
• Tante Margreet, Rotterdam
• Andy, Andrea, Maira, Salome & Samira, Landau in der Pfalz
• Amy & Lis, Ferney Voltaire

Don’t go away just yet, we’ve got a few days in Singapore…