Silvano On The Go

I’d always wanted to visit the island of Mauritius . It just looked so serene on a map, sitting there in the Indian Ocean and I had enjoyed the likes of Sri Lanka and Maldives. So when Emirates Holiday  had an ‘offer’ to Le Touessrok for a week, as extortionate as it seemed, hubby and I decided to go for our anniversary.  Normally I wouldn’t take an indirect flight if there’s an option for a direct flight but over the years I realized that the service on Middle Eastern and Asia airlines is far superior to that of UK, USA and other airlines. Amongst my favourite to date are: Cathy Pacific , Emirates  and Malaysia Airlines (despite recent events). I love the way inflight technology is developing; good to know that if there were any urgent emails I needed to send during the flight I could with the in-air wifi. I didn’t though, instead I watched a couple of films and then slept a little. But was awake long enough to collect a few bottles of brandy. Not that it’s my ...

And so it’s back to the US for the second time in 2 months. This time it was to Atlanta, to do a family road trip to Miami with the in-laws. It seemed like a good idea in the planning stages but the reality of a 15 hour drive (including stops) was slightly different.  Uncle imparting words on wisdom on the rocking chairs outside Cracker Barrel Our first stop was at Cracker Barrel , which I’d never been to before. The breakfast menus were gigantic (true American style). From there, our next stop was Long Beach to visit a family relative. And then finally, after hundreds of miles of motorway and four petrol filling stops, we reached Key Biscayne ; a picture perfect island just off Miami. It looked like the kind of island where people left their doors open and crime was minimal if at all. This was confirmed later in the holiday when we spoke to some locals. Strong husband Didn't quite work the other way around So, here we were, in Miami. The ...