Perhaps my favourite place in Moscow – and it’s a city I really love – is St Basil’s Cathedral, mostly because the quirky, colourful towers don’t seem like they could be real – yet there they stand, just at the end of Red Square and close to the Kremlin. They make Moscow a bit more [...]
I’d like to introduce you to Marcus Cederstron, the most recent addition to the Europe la Carte blogging team. Marcus will be writing a post on Wednesdays. Below is his short bio. “I was born in Sweden and moved to the US just before my 6th birthday. I grew up in the United States eventually [...]
The Falls of Braan are at The Hermitage in Perthshire. The wooded area is sigmposted off the A9, just north of the Dunkeld exit. There are several marked walks through the woods. The Falls of Braan looking toward Ossian’s Hall One of the best spots for viewing the Falls of Braan is Ossian’s Hall, an [...]
Last Summer I visited the Wemyss Caves which lie on the east coast of Scotland in Fife. It’s believed that many of the cave drawings date from Pictish times, almost 2000 years ago. Fish Drawing from Jonathan’s Cave All of my photos were taken in Jonathan’s Cave, named after an 18th century nail maker who [...]
Ryanair have now hiked their card handling fee to £5 per person per flight. This is a massive increase, as the fee for payment by most debit cards was £1.20 per person per flight in June 2008. by dlisbona If you book a return flight for two passengers you’ll pay £20 in card fees, whether [...]
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so instead of the list of ideas about romantic getaways across the continent, how about instead a list of Valentine’s day traditions across Europe? Perhaps one of these will inspire a new travel destination for you in 2009. Here we go: Slovenia They say that in Slovenia this is the day [...]
I just came back from a weekend away in Cornwall, the south-westerly county of England which is known for it’s rocky coastline, great beaches and mild climate. Padstow is a charming fishing port to visit on the North Cornish coast, although it’s packed out in the summer season so I’d recommend it more for a [...]
Berlin certainly got a big boost from German reunification and one of my favourite results there is the new dome on top of the German parliament, the Reichstag Dome. This glass dome literally sits on top of the parliament building (yes, above the politicians!) and not only is it an architectural marvel in itself, you [...]
We recently did the circular walk at the Birks of Abefeldy in Perthshire and spotted a new sculpture of Robert Burns. The pensive Robert Burns sits by the waterside I assume that the sculpture was commissioned to commemorate the recent 250th anniversary of the birth of the national bard, which forms part of the Homecoming [...]
National Express coaches are offering 40,000 £1 “Fun Fares“ on their UK inter city coach routes. I had a quick look at the offer destination route list and journeys such as Bristol to London, London to Chester, Birmingham to Glasgow and Glasgow to Manchester were included. by didbygraham This price is only available for online [...]
