Three weeks in Budapest, travelling the city and countryside for free. There is a lot to see, and a lot of other tourists there seeing it. A short tram ride from the tourist hotspots and we were in another world.
One of the attractions of the Chemin du Puy is its food. We did our best to sample all the regional foods and wines along the way.
Camino de Santiago / Chemin du Puy / France
by Maria and George Pemberton · Published October 17, 2026
750 km across France from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the Spanish border. The Chemin du Puy (GR65). Dramatic scenery, spectacular medieval villages, good food and good people.
Antigua / Caribbean / Lesser Antilles / Saint Kitts and Nevis
by Maria and George Pemberton · Published April 12, 2026
Antigua has 365 beaches, daily high temperatures in the mid-twenties and little rain. In March it also had 30 to 50 kmh trade winds constantly blowing across the Atlantic from Africa. The windward (Atlantic side) and the leeward (Caribbean) side are two different worlds.
Caribbean / Lesser Antilles / Saba / Saint Eustatius
by Maria and George Pemberton · Published March 22, 2026
A rock jutting out of the Atlantic ocean bordering the Caribbean Sea, windblown, hard to access, no beaches, steep climbs, few stores, only 2,000 residents on eight square kilometres. Saba might not sound appealing, but it’s our favourite Caribbean island.
Anguilla / Lesser Antilles / Saint Barts / Saint Martin / Sint Maarten
by Maria and George Pemberton · Published March 11, 2026
Dutch Sint Maarten and French Saint Martin share an island. British Anguilla is twenty minutes north by ferry. French St. Barts is 45-minutes the other way. Despite their proximity, the countries couldn’t be more different.
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