Everyone talks about how fantastic London’s Borough Market is, and whilst that’s true, there’s another London food market south of the river well worth a mention. Greenwich Food Market might be smaller, but it certainly is perfectly formed. And it’s growing too. If you’re looking for culinary treats in London, Greenwich offer another great London [...]
Travelling in Scotland can be an expensive endeavour, for both Britons and those visiting the country – between car hire costs, hotel accommodation, and food/drink, costs add up quickly. We’ve covered lots of UK budget savings tips before, but this summer Scotland has a fantastic offer that both locals and visitors should consider: The Scottish Heritage Pass. [...]
Florence in spring must be one of the lovliest places to visit in Europe, the roses blooming along with ancient art, the pavement cafes busy, the lines in front of the museums long. After a morning looking at works by Michelangelo, Botticelli, Da Vinci, Artemisia (yes, there is a female artist as well) your head, [...]
For so many different reasons the Dordogne region of France could easily claim to be one of the best places to visit in Europe. It certainly is one of the most popular. Given this area has some of the most spectacular prehistoric art in the world, justifiably perhaps it boasts itself as being the prehistory [...]
Many a visitor from overseas gets his or her first taste of a European destination via a cruise ship stop. Kusadasi, located on Turkey’s Aegean west coast is just such popular cruise ship stop and hardly a day goes by where you can’t admire at least one of those majestic liners lording it over the [...]
Where the Bosporus becomes the Black Sea sits the remnants of Yoros Castle. Several hundred years of weather, war, and neglect has left little of the castle standing atop the hill looking out over the water, but it is the centuries old ruins that make this an Istanbul day trip worth taking. There is a [...]
Sigmund Freud is the kind of historical figure that I both do and don’t want to know a lot about – I guess I worry what his theories might say about me – but next time I’m in Vienna sightseeing I do plan head over to the Sigmund Freud Museum at Berggasse 19, which a [...]
How about witnessing a panoramic view of 19 historical windmills (windmolen) at one place? Built in the seventeenth century, Kinderdijk is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Holland – a must visit spot for anyone interested in original old Dutch windmills. Amanda has written about her visit to Kinderdijk. Declared as a UNESCO [...]
Croatia is a top European destination. It has something for everyone – water rats have the whole sea at their call, nature lovers have parks and trails stretched out, wine and food lovers have exhaustive menus to enjoy and history lovers have a well preserved Roman trail to explore. These complex Roman structures form this [...]
Lisbon is a beautiful city, unlike any other in Europe. The city is bordered by two hills, a large park, and the Tagus (or Tejo) river which flows into the Atlantic ocean. To Americans, one might even call Lisbon the “San Francisco” of Europe. For everyone else, maybe San Francisco is the “Lisbon” of America. [...]
