Sweden is a monarchy. After this past summer’s big wedding, most of the world knows that. Of course, the Swedish monarchy has no power. Power resides in the parliament. The Swedish Riksdag. This is especially important right now because Sweden is holding an election this Sunday, the 19th. Voters throughout Sweden will be casting their [...]
There are a lot of hotels within a short walk from Gare du Nord station, the Paris Eurostar terminal. However few of the Paris Gard du Nord hotels rate very highly amongst previous guests. Being central Paris, there is nothing really fitting a “budget” category, and curiously there are no highly-rated luxury hotels in the [...]
Switzerland is synonymous with snow and skiing (oh, and chocolate, but that’s another story!) – but what happens if you visit Switzerland in summer? On my recent trip, summer meant that we could enjoy the Swiss mountains at their greenest – and warmest – time, which for me with my inability to ski is probably [...]
Would you like to know more about Dutch films? Visit the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht this month (from 22nd Sept to 1st Oct) and experience the magic of the Dutch Cinema. This film festival is held every year, in the last week of September, in the beautiful Dutch city of Utrecht. The festival showcases [...]
Yesterday we visited the National Museum of Flight Scotland at the former RAF base of East Fortune in East Lothian. I’d read about it being home to Scotland’s Concorde in Andy’s post. As I’m not that into aviation I never made the effort get to the museum, so the free entry during the Scottish Doors [...]
Autumn, or Jensen, as it is known here, is my favourite time to travel around Croatia. I find everything, right from the colours and sights to the service better during this quieter period. 1. Cool and Red The temperatures are known to soar during late July and August. It’s perfect if you mean to flop [...]
While many Europeans may not know who Rick Steves is, he has become a household name to many Americans traveling to Europe. The stereotype of some Americans is loud behavior and interesting clothes choices. Rick Steves has not only changed the perspective of many Americans visiting Europe but he has opened doors to building bridges [...]
When I was on holiday alone in Sicily, I found myself walking from the station in Palermo to Teatro Massimo. It was about 9pm, and not quite dark. But I was followed slowly by a car and it really scared me. It was very probably just teenage boys playing about, but it scared me. And [...]
After my wonderful walk around Naxos town, I decided to explore the rest of the island with a guided Naxos tour. This Greek island really deserves more than a short stop over or a mere beach holiday, because apart from many historical sites, the variety of landscape, tiny villages glued to steep mountains and terraced [...]
If you are visiting Rome and doing it right, there is no reason you should be feeling hungry between meals. Nevertheless, to be fully versed in Rome’s food culture, no visit to this European City is complete without a stop at Volpetti, on Via Marmorata in the Testaccio neighborhood. Be sure to stop in and [...]
