Welcome to Travelling Simply. We hope you enjoy reading stories from our travels and are inspired to go out to see the world so you can make your own travel stories.

A surprise in a keyhole

We are surprised, there is a queue! As with all secrets, eventually, everyone finds out. So, we join the tail ...

The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, northern England

Only have a short time and torn between visiting the beautiful Lake District and Yorkshire Dales in northern England. The ...

Hable Ingles? (Do you speak English?)

We climbed into the taxi at the airport somewhat bewildered after disembarking our flight. We had been whisked in a ...

The “Old Man of Coniston”

Last year, we were a little anxious about escaping our winter. Our normal plan is to take some time out ...

A hot summer evening in Tuscany

The heat of the afternoon eases and neighbourhoods come to life. Whether in a city, town or small village, the ...

Goodwill and kindness is an every day thing!

Christmas is the season of goodwill and kindness to our fellow man. Random acts of kindness are even more important ...

♥ The wall of love ♥

We’ve visited Paris before and we could never tire of the historic and beautiful city centre. This time though, we ...

A rainy day in Spain!

We’ve had our fair share of rain here in Brisbane! Almost non-stop for the past couple of weeks. Unusual for ...

Dilemma: where to stay?

The quiet lane outside our apartment in Old Town, Arezzo, is a far from the hustle and bustle of the ...

It’s more fun to self-drive!

The street was getting narrower and narrower. We contemplate if we should slowly ease our way back or bravely (and ...