Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013

We’re getting the bug for this blogging lark! This will be the place we keep everyone up to date with what we are up to on our long trip to Hawaii in August 2013.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Tag Archive for Mercure

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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Mercure.

The beautiful town of Isola delle Femmine
The beautiful town of Isola delle Femmine

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 3 – Photos

By Nige on April 15, 2026 at 10:32 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Capaci | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Photos from Day 3 of our holiday to Sicily, where we looked around the old town of Palermo, drove to Isola delle Femmine and enjoyed our rearranged accomodation on the north coast of Sicily.

The beautiful early morning view from our hotel window
The beautiful early morning view from our hotel window

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 3 – Palermo to Capaci

By Nige on April 15, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Capaci | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Considering we had the window open and the road was really noisy, we both slept pretty well!

Arriving into Palermo airport
Arriving into Palermo airport

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Avis | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo

Photos from Day 2 of our holiday to Sicily, when we flew from Heathrow to Palermo, picked up a car to drive into the city and spent a bit of time walking around the city in the rain!

A typical square in Palermo
A typical square in Palermo

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – Afternoon in Palermo

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Avis | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Passport control was slow. Unbelievably slow. We were lucky since we were first off the aircraft and were first in the queue at Border Control

An eerily quiet Hilton T5 at the start of the day
An eerily quiet Hilton T5 at the start of the day

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – London Heathrow in Palermo

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 11:06 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo | PMO

Our night's sleep at the Hilton Heathrow T5 was not the best. Our alarms woke us at 3:50am, which is an ungodly hour even for me!

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