Sometimes, the best European travel planning just isn’t enough. Sometimes, no matter what city you are traveling to, no matter what travel tips you have followed, no matter how prepared you are the unexpected happens. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but often times, it is the unexpected that makes the trip. So it was for me [...]
With friends about to visit the Czech Republic for the first time, I was trying to distill the highlights for them: but for a relatively small country, there are so many picturesque places to visit that you need quite a lot of time. Looking through my photographs to give these friends some tips, I was [...]
Rotterdam, one of the best places to visit in Europe, well known for its busy port and architectural brilliance. The city however has a lot of other exciting things on its platter – choose as you like! Here is my countdown of top 4 things to do in Rotterdam : Visit the VVV Rotterdam Info Cafe [...]
The Adriatic has no shortages of camera-friendly stops, but even on this list, one of the most beautiful halts comes on the island of Korcula. Korcula is amongst Croatia’s most popular islands. Cruise liners, charters, private boats, and the daily ferry make sure there is no shortage of visitors during the summer months. Its popularity [...]
Many people may wonder if my geography is correct when I speak of Europe and the World Cup. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about “Getting ready for the World Cup through European travel” and with the World Cup kicking off this Friday June 11 in South Africa, one of its biggest, most passionate [...]
In this guest post Tiffany Jansen, an American ex-pat living in the Netherlands, author of Clogs and Tulips, passes on her Europe travel tip about the Dutch Museumkaart. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam by jan.tito Whether you’re living in the Netherlands, or just dropping by for a visit, consider a Museumkaart as your key to unlocking [...]
I was hosted by McKinlay Kidd, who specialise in self-drive short breaks and holidays in Scotland, on a Shetland flydrive holiday for 4 nights 26 – 30 May 2010. McKinlay Kidd arranged my flights from Edinburgh to Sumburgh (in the south of the Shetland Mainland), a taxi transfer from the airport to the Bressay ferry [...]
I stayed at the Busta House Hotel on the Shetland Islands for 2 nights in May 2010 during my McKinlay Kidd Shetland flydrive press trip. The hotel is located on the west coast of the main island, close to Brae, overlooking Busta Voe (a narrow sea inlet). The hotel dates from the late 16th century [...]
I stayed at the Northern Lights Spa Guest House on the island of Bressay in the Shetland Islands for 2 nights in May 2010 during my McKinlay Kidd Shetland flydrive press trip. Bressay is just across the water from Lerwick, the main city of the Shetland Islands, reached by a regular ferry service. I arrived [...]
This week, with not very much planning, I jumped on a train from London to Brighton for the day. I didn’t get an advance ticket (although you pick up returns for as little as a fiver if you’re into planning rather than spontaneity) and paid £17 for a day return. And it was worth every [...]
