Jared Salter is a European festival fanatic and founder of Joobili.com, Europe’s best source for timely travel inspiration. In this guest post he tells us about some of the Carnivals that take place in Italy in February. Carnival is extravagant parades, colorful costumes and gyrating hips, but did you know carnival is also Catholic? The [...]
Maastricht is the southern-most city in the Netherlands, in a tiny land peninsula jutting out from the bottom of the country. This makes it almost in Belgium and almost in Germany (indeed you can cycle easily to both countries in one day). Politically, Maastricht is a very important place – the Treaty of Maastricht was [...]
In Rome there are beautiful fountains and sculptures at every turn, but for a more charming and intimate experience, my favourite was the Fontana delle Tartarughe or Turtle Fountain in the Jewish Ghetto. As it was my first stop on a busy day’s sightseeing, I probably caught it before the crowds arrived, as we were [...]
Visitors to Germany often stop by Munich – especially around Oktoberfest time – but one of the most interesting places to visit is just outside – the Dachau Concentration Camp. I know some people tell me they don’t want to visit a depressing place like this but I think it’s an experience that is both [...]
If you’re thinking about trying to get away for the winter and prices are too high / availability too scarce for the Mediterranean coast, how about Milan? Although it can be chilly, it’s certainly better than bleak skies of northern Europe. Most people when they think of Milan think of fashion or football. But the [...]
Part of enjoying your visit to any Greek town or city is to do as the Greeks do and sit with a coffee to watch the world go by. In the town square or by the harbour you’ll find the most popular cafés where both tourists and the trendy Greeks like to hang out. These [...]
Latvia’s capital Riga is one of my favourite European cities – it’s picturesque with a lovely Old Town and sits nicely on the river – but one of the most memorable parts of Riga for me was the much-less-pretty Museum of the Occupation of Latvia. This museum is housed in a dark grey “box” right [...]
I”ll be vsiting Istria in Croatia in April 2009 on a trip for bloggers arranged by the Istrian tourist board. Rovijn My appetite to visit the area has been whetted by several posts by Jason Green of the Europe a la Carte blogging team who has written about Pula, Rovinj, Motovun and Wines of the [...]
Do you know what a camera obscura is? Playing Around in Edinburgh’s Camera Obscura – Copyright Andrew Hayes According to Wikipedia, it can be defined as The camera obscura (Latin dark chamber) is an optical device used…for entertainment…. The principle can be demonstrated with a box with a hole in one side (the box may [...]
Nick of the Lanzarote Guide Book, which offers in depth information about the island, describes how the efforts of one man, Cesar Manrique, helped temper the over development of Lanzarote as a holiday destination. “The small Canary Island of Lanzarote is best known as a beach holiday destination. Thanks to the fact that this small [...]
