In the 31 October 2010 Europe a la Carte Podcast I talk about our recent Inntravel Mallorca Walking Holiday press trip. Valldemossa, Mallorca I summarise some recent Europe a la Carte Blog posts: Europe a la Carte Dream European Travel Itinerary Rail Travel in Europe: On the Right Tracks Do You Know What’s on your [...]
The south of Bavaria offers several beautiful lakes like the Tegernsee, Starnberger See or, my favorite, the Chiemsee. All are suitable for a daytrip from Munich, easily reached either by train or car. I like the Chiemsee, because apart from the beauty of the lake surrounded by mountains, there are two islands to be enjoyed. [...]
Our Europe a la Carte dream European travel itinerary, put together from readers’ suggestions in celebration of the Blog’s fourth birthday, transports you to all corners of the continent. I bet that you’ll be planning a trip to Europe by the time you’ve read about these wonderful destinations and activities. Faroe Islands Anne-Sophie Redisch from [...]
There is no better way to travel in Europe than by train. Unless you’re in the UK, and then you might need to sell a kidney to afford some of the fares. But if you’re anywhere else, hopping on a train and grabbing a window seat is the best way to get from A to [...]
Much of Europe is now on the Euro, a single currency intended to make trade and commerce more seamless across the continent. But do you know what’s on those coins and bills that you, in a rush, just stuff into your purse and pockets? If you’ve got some coins and currency, go and get them. [...]
Riga is truly a great European destination. It has beautiful architecture, a charming old town, stunning examples of art deco, and can easily be visited in a weekend or serve as a base for longer trips to explore the surrounding seacoast and the countryside. Heather has already written about many of the highlights worth seeing [...]
A few days ago Jeremy posed the question why is Europe a top destination? The first reason he offered in response was that Europe has been at the centre of some of the greatest battles in history. No matter how one defines greatest, this is surely true – battles have literally raged across the whole [...]
Amanda has been doing a wonderful job writing about all there is to see in Berlin (Check out here Best of Berlin Travel Tips as well as Berlin’s Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Museum). And to be perfectly honest, she inspired me to revisit the trip I made there a while back. I knew very little [...]
Delft is a beautiful Dutch city located in between Rotterdam and The Hague in the Netherlands. Well known for the Delft Blue Pottery, this small city has a typically Dutch city center lined by gorgeous canals. [Photo Credit - sub_lime79] The city of Delft has a history dating back to more than 750 years, its name derived [...]
For many people who love to travel, Europe is one of the top destinations in the world to visit. However, with so many places to go, why is Europe a top destination? With the euro, Europe can be one of the most expensive places to visit. If you are visiting the UK, it is even [...]
