It’s a cute little town on the Normandy coast, but there are really only two reasons for visiting Bayeux – its proximity to the D-Day beaches and the Bayeux Tapestry. Bayeux 15-10-2005 17h11 by Panoramas The WWII sites are fodder for a much bigger and encompassing post, so I wanted to focus this one on [...]
Stockholm City Bikes is a scheme similar to those already existing in other European cities. And even though there is only one more month left in the bike rental season in 2008 (ends October 31), it’s a handy tip for next year when the bike stands open again in April. image from Stockholm City Bikes [...]
There are only a few days left to enter your favourite photo of Edinburgh in the “Love Your City” contest being run by the Cockburn Association, Edinburgh’s Civic Society, as the closing date for entries is 1 October 2008. You can enter any photo which portrays Edinburgh or the view from Edinburgh. Email your entry [...]
Balvaird Castle is in Perthshire around 10 miles south of the city of Perth. The castle started off in the late 15th century as an L shaped tower house, home to the Murray family but was given a makeover in the 16th century with the addition of courtyard buildings, a garden and flushing latrines. The [...]
I just spent a week down in London with my Mum. It was per her request as she’s never spent time there, and I was not actually looking forward to it as I never found London to be one of my favourite places. However, I am happy to report we had a good time and [...]
Hvar is a beautiful Croatian island located off the coastal city of Split. There is centuries of history on the island, as the town of Hvar is the oldest inhabited city being founded by the ancient Greeks. The island has many attractions and fantastic food.. There are gorgeous beaches, a great climate, and no shortages [...]
I’d like to introduce you to the most recent member of the Europe a la Carte blogging team, Rachel Webb. Rachel Webb moved to Spain from the UK in 1996 she writes mainly about her travels in the two countries. You can find her work on Suite101,Travellady.com among others. She’s also busy with her own [...]
Good – reasonable rates (£35 for a single room on Saturday in September 2008), friendly staff, spacious, comfortable rooms, good breakfast, free upgrade to twin room. Bad – my bedroom appeared to have boxed in plumbing pipes which meant every time water was used in my room and an adjacent room that it was quite [...]
In Latvia, the capital Riga has got the attention of travellers since Ryanair launched it as a destination, but my favourite city is in fact the smaller port city of Ventspils on the north-west coast. It’s a bus ride from Riga or an Air Baltic flight away, or an easy place to include if you’re [...]
Today, if you don’t mind, I would like to start a discussion. Actually, what I’m doing is trying to pick the collective mind of Europe a la Carte readers, but don’t want to look so needy. So here’s your topic: Guidebooks, or, how I learned to stop worrying and love tourist traps. Oh yes, a controversial topic and [...]
