One of my former students in Slovakia just sent me pictures from her recent wedding, and I was blown away by how pretty the setting was – it reminded me of Bojnice Castle but she told me they actually had the photos taken at Smolenicky Zamok chateau, not far from Bratislava near the town of [...]
Norway is known for some of the best scenery in the world and a small sampling of this can be found at the popular Frogner Park in Oslo. They park is spread over a large area and represents the life’s work of famous Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland. Not only was he involved with the park’s [...]
In this guest post Rajul Chande of London Hotels Insight answers the question “Is it possible to find a high quality hotel in London for under £100 a night?” with three emphatic yeses. It’s hard to find what I’d call “genuine value” in London hotels. This is because the city has year-round demand and a [...]
I burst out laughing when I entered the ladies toilet at Musselburgh Services, just outside Edinburgh, last week and saw this notice stuck on one of the cubicle doors. Regular readers of the blog will know that I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about the lack of provision of public toilets [...]
In this guest post Lindsay Sydenham illustrates why Dublin is a great location for a family trip. “One of the best family destinations in Europe is Dublin, Ireland. Anyone looking for family vacation ideas should strongly consider a trip to Dublin. The city of Dublin is rich in culture and offers a delightful experience for [...]
I was asked if I’d like to be one of the travel bloggers to partner with Gekko.com, which provides personalised hotel and restaurant recommendations. The partnership entails sharing hotel and restaurant reviews published on the Europe a la Carte Blog with Gekko. I agreed to the partnership as I see the future for independent travel [...]
As longer days and warmer airs bring everyone outdoors here in Europe, it’s time to head to the shore. And why not – it doesn’t last long, so we tend to take advantage of it while it’s hot (literally and figuratively). Here are five great European coasts you should have a look at on your [...]
The Street-Artist known as Banksy returned this month to his home town of Bristol for an exhibition in the Bristol City Museum. And it seems that the whole city is being taken over with street-art fever, for only last month the gilded halls of the Royal Academy of the West of England hosted the best [...]
In this guest post, Margaret Doherty describes the private passions of London’s great collectors, ranging from weird and wonderful to classical and modern. Entry is free of charge at all the collections. The Wellcome Collection Prosethic by mr hyde Henry Wellcome arrived from America in 1880 and with old college friend and fellow pharmaceutical salesman [...]
In this guest post author Paul Kilduff, interviewed last year on the Europe a la Carte Blog, tells us about his recent foray to Bilbao in Spain, explaining why he decided to construct a free photo guide to the city. Puppy by Jeff Koons, Bilbao Despite being Spain’s fourth largest city (after Madrid, Barcelona and [...]
