We had lunch at La Tasca Edinburgh in South Charlotte Street (just off Princes Street at the Haymarket end) in May 2010. There’s some outdoor seating on the pavement at the front but it’s too close to the road for my liking. La Tasca Edinburgh exterior The interior is a bit contrived but nevertheless attractive [...]
I stayed for at the Travelodge Dundee Central for one night in May 2010. I paid £12 for the room, booking in the January sale. The building was originally a jute mill, so the rooms are different to standard purpose built Travelodge rooms. There’s a good sized free car park at the rear. I requested [...]
Most tourists never make it to this unusual museum. It’s a little off the well-worn tourist track, in the Ostiense neighborhood , a former industrial zone of Rome. Nevertheless, Centrale Montemartini is easily reached by public transport and definitely worth a visit. This unlikely satellite of Rome’s Capitoline Museum began its life in June 1912 [...]
France is world renowned for its cuisine, its varied cuisine from north to south, west to east. It is, therefore, only right that I share some aspects of France’s culinary traditions. Western France, particularly Normandy, Brittany and the other regions along the Atlantic seaboard, have numerous fishing villages that provide the nation with daily fresh [...]
I don’t do well with graffiti. The history nerd in me comes out and I end up being shocked that someone could deface such a beautiful building. Wall. Bridge. Of course, the more I travel, the more I have learned to differentiate between graffiti, and forms of artistic expression. Traveling through Berlin, the East Side [...]
Paris – one of the best places to visit in Europe – is certainly a fantastic city for art lovers, but for a traveller with just an average level of interest in art, it can be a bit overwhelming, and most people probably end up just heading to the super-famous Louvre. Of course, the Louvre [...]
As they say – “Europe is all about a car “. Car is sometimes the fastest, most efficient and wonderful way of visiting the various countries in Europe. Here are some Europe travel tips you need to keep in mind so that you have a smooth ride :- Avoid depending completely on the navigation system. [...]
Zagreb is a museum rich city, and one of the most visited Zagreb attractions is the Zagreb City Museum. The museum was established way back in 1907 by the Brothers of the Croatian Dragon society, a local organisation that promoted local cultural heritage. The museum is situated in a 17th century convent, the Convent of [...]
Venice – a beautiful Italian city. The canals, the gondolas, the romance. It is a city rich with history and culture and one of the best cities to visit in Europe. When visiting Venice, there are a number of things to see and do – St Mark’s Square, a gondola ride, the Grand Canal, The [...]
When most tourists think of Denmark they tend to consider destinations such as the country’s stunning capital Copenhagen. One of Denmark’s hidden gems is the island of Bornholm, which due to its remoteness has developed only very slowly in the post-war years. But recently tourism in this off the beaten track European destination has been [...]
