A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ‘road to Rouen‘, and all the wonders of that part of Upper Normandy that usually just whizz by in a motorway flash. Well, the end of that road, the city of Rouen, is also deserving of a stopover. Do not let the fact that Rouen is [...]
In the middle of Stockholm lies Kungsträdgården, the King’s garden. It was once just that, but today it is an open park filled with restaurants, cafes, and statues of old kings. The park is also host to several events throughout the year, including live concerts, food festivals, ice skating, and of course a Christmas market. [...]
If traveling to Barcelona, don’t miss out on a visit to the Boqueria Market, one of the city’s largest, public markets. There you’ll finds fruit, vegetables, seafood, meat, candy, breads and pastries presented in thousands of colors, shapes and sizes. You’ll be hit in the face with smells of every kind – from fish to [...]
Here are the travel tips I received when planning my trip to Lucca in Tuscany in November 2009 to help you get more from your visit to Lucca. Illuminated frieze in Lucca gate arch Megan of Context Travel recommends taking a day trip from Lucca to Garfagnana (especially the lovely town of Barga). If you [...]
Prior to my visit to Florence in Tuscany in November 2009 I requested tips on what to do and see in this beautiful Tuscan city. Here are the tips I received from blog comments and tweets on Twitter, to help you plan your trip to Florence. Me in Florence with backdrop of Ponte Vecchio Tips [...]
I asked for travel tips for my visit to Pisa in Tuscany during November 2009. I’d like to share these tips from blog comments, my own experience and Twitter tweets to help you make the most of your time in Pisa. Tips Roberta Kedziersk: I specially love the Camposanto in the Piazza dei Miracoli (ie [...]
When it comes to towns with unromantic names, I think the Croatian coastal town of Biograd has got to be in the top ten. In fact, on a camping trip through Croatia I decided to spend a night in Biograd purely on the strength of this unattractive name, and fortunately found the town to be [...]
I’ve visited Pisa a couple of times and what I most enjoyed doing was walking along the banks of the River Arno. There are so many interesting and colourful historic buildings dotted along the riverside. On the northern bank of the river, on Lungarno Fibonacca is the entrance to the 19th century Giardino di Scotto. [...]
A couple of months ago I visited Osijek, Croatia’s fourth largest city, to attend a silent film festival. The film screenings were taking place in the heart of the town’s ancient fortress, Tvrđa. Tvrđa (pronounced Tvar-ja) forms the town’s historic core. It is an ancient defence complex that was built by the Habsburgs after they [...]
When I travel I love to have time to just wander around. Our first day in Pisa was quite warm and sunny for late November, so we decided to do a riverside walk. I saw a poster advertising an art exhibition in the 14th century Palazzo Gambacorti, which is now the administrative HQ for the [...]
