Since Andy wrote about Camera Obscura around Europe for the Europe a la Carte blog earlier this year, I’ve thought that I really must visit the Camera Obscura in Edinburgh. Well, finally five months later, I visited with our son Gary. We climbed up to the roof top terrance first to admire the views as [...]
In this guest post Brooke Allen, author of the Rambling Brooke blog, takes us beyond the usual tourist attractions in Lithuania. “A trip to Lithuania is sure to include a visit to Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital and largest city. During my first trip to this country, I remember exiting the plane after an exhausting trip, wandering [...]
I’m delighted to report that the Europe a la Carte Blog has been shortlisted in the Best Business to Consumer Travel Blog category of the Travolution 2009 Awards. The winners won’t be announced until 29 September after scrutiny by a panel consisting of senior members of the travel industry. It’s great exposure for a niche, [...]
I found a link to the Laptop Friendly Cafes site, which lists cafes which offer free wifi in a user friendly environment, in one of my Google Alerts and my ears pricked up. Since I bought my netbook in February 2009 and my unsatisfactory experience with the FON wifi community, finding free, reliable wifi has [...]
Few museums can equal the Vasa when it comes to first impressions. Granted, it is just a ship. And it is just a museum. So take that for what it is worth. But walking through the heavily tinted doors, the centuries old ship cuts an imposing figure. The Vasa, originally built in the 1620s as [...]
Sergiev Posad and its gorgeous monastery are an easy day trip from Moscow, and if you like bringing home some authentic souvenirs there’s another reason to go there – it’s claimed that the matryoshka (or nesting) dolls originate from this town. When I visited, there was an outdoor market selling table after table full of [...]
Budapest, the capital of Hungary is one of the top choices for budget travellers from the UK and US. It offers a winning combination of beautiful architecture and low prices. Szechenyi Chain Bridge, Budapest by SF Brit However it’s emerged that many British visitors are not sure of the difference between Budapest and the Romanian [...]
London is full of intriguing museums and galleries. One particularly engaging London museum, especially if you have kids or are young at heart, is the Transport Museum. Located at the popular Covent Garden, the museum chronicles the complex transportation heritage of the city. Rejuvenated from a recent £22 million refurbishment, the museum is known for [...]
Anouk, co-founder of Slowmoves speaks to Europe a la Carte about why she set up this hub for slow travel resources. 1 What is the aim of your blog? Slowmoves is about enjoying the journey, as well as the destination. Moving away from budget flights and quick getaways to faraway places and moving towards overnight [...]
The Giant Paperboat Launch, part of the 3 Harbours Arts Festival, took place at Cockenzie harbour in East Lothian on 4 June 2009. Several giant paperboats lined up ready for launching at 20.00 on the shoreline. The giant paper boats assemble at Cockenzie harbour The first launch attempt of the largest paperboat at the shoreline [...]
