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  Krakow is Poland's second largest city and now its No 1 toursist destination.  It has been for many years the countries culture capital as well as a Education hot spot with its 7 Universities.  The city is in Southern Poland and sits on the River Wisla and is home to 755 000 people. Due to the cities long history dating from medieval times it has many popular and notable historic buildings. Add to that a vibrant nightlife with many bars and restaurants to pick from you can see why its now a very popular city break destination for many.  We visited on a weekend City break, during the winter period. We flew direct from Edinburgh to Krakow airport known as John Paul ll International. The airport sits 15 km outside the city center, there is the option of travelling to the city on public transport by both train and shuttle bus. However we chose to get a taxi and were in the city at our hotel within 30 minutes.   Accommodation  Metropolitan Boutique Hotel This was our base for the week

Being the oldest city in Africa  and sitting between the ocean and a mountain with a National Park as its heart Cape Town is a unique city. If you add its history both recent and older it ticks all the boxes of a destination you would want to experience.  It's streets give a vivid picture of a mixture of people that covers the Rainbow Nations spectrum of Cape Dutch Homesteads, traditional dancers with tribal backgrounds and the smell of spice filled Malay cooking all creating a cocktail of cultures as you walk around. It is a true feast of your senses.  It was a city I had long wanted to visit and it really did not dissapoint.   We flew there from Base Camp via Heathrow on British Airways. It was a bumpy ( We experienced some bad turbulence over Central Africa) on a 12 hour overnight flight from Heathrow before we arrived in the Mother City in the early morning.  After that the adventure began. Arriving Cape Town International Airport  The Airport is situated 20 km outside the city