I spent four nights on the Scottish Shetland Islands in May 2010 on a McKinlay Kidd Shetland flydrive press trip. Below is a photo tour of these lovely islands, arranged from the south to the north of the main island (Shetland Mainland), with a few forays to nearby smaller islands enroute. Shetland ponies and foals [...]
I’ve got a great Europe travel tip for you during your next visit to Cardiff, the Welsh capital: the Taff Trail. I actually found out about this from an EALC reader, Renato of RunAbroad.com, who suggested Karen visit the Taff trail during her Cardiff Travel Tips and Tweets last year. I’d like to also suggest [...]
In my post last week I wrote about La route Napoléon, the modern-day motorway that follows the route Napoléon took to Paris through the south of France on his way back from exile on the island of Elba. Not only does the N85 motorway follow an event of historical importance and interest, it also passes [...]
Are you making plans for travels in Europe and can’t make up your mind where to go? Why don’t you choose something different this time. Let me suggest one of Europe’s outposts; Iceland and Reykjavik. If you go to some of the official sites about Iceland you will find all the information you need about [...]
Imagine this: in the course of my short European trips, I came to Amasya in the Turkish Black Sea region because I had heard of an ancient love story. A legend, of course, but being a romantic at heart, I couldn’t resist. And then, I discovered that a small town, wedged into a mountain canyon [...]
Gallipoli is a lovely town in the region of Puglia (also known as Apulia) – the heel of the Italian boot – and is just along the Ionian Sea. This part of Puglia is known as the Salento, an absolute must-see region and one of my favourite European destinations. Salento is best known for its [...]
Alien artwork and medieval Swiss cities don’t usually go hand in hand. But in Gruyères, a city better known for cheese than aliens, science fiction fans the world over can marvel at the artwork of H.R. Giger, the man who received an Oscar for his work on Alien. Before arriving in Gruyères, I had never [...]
When I lived in south-west Germany and my friends came to visit and asked for my travel tips, I got a little tired of sending them off (or accompanying them) to Heidelberg or Rothenburg, the standard touristy cities to visit nearby. These are great places, but sometimes it’s much more fun to get off the [...]
During our trip to Luxembourg in May 2010, we had the pleasure of witnessing the ING Europe Marathon one of the best sporting events in Europe for runners. This was in fact my first Marathon, so the excitement level was significant! Preparations in the city were top notch with free shuttle services from various destinations [...]
