This week, I’m in Norway, and whilst I adore flying, and being in the air, airports stress me out. The whole journey to the airport stresses me out. I’m basically not happy again until I’m sat on the plane and we’re in the air. I have the airport worries. But they don’t make it any [...]
The 21 October Europe a la Carte Podcast summarises the following three recent Blog posts: Coming Face to Face with the Stone Age in Paris Why You Should Stop in Kayseri, Turkey Tempting Your Stomach at the Outdoor Market in Vieste, Puglia, Italy There’s an invitation to the Twitter Party on 22 October 2010 celebrating [...]
Edinburgh Castle is the most visited attraction in Edinburgh and in Scotland. It’s a beauty, and a must-see Edinburgh attraction. But if you’re a castle lover and have already seen it (how can you miss it), I’ve got another Scottish castle suggestion for you: Craigmillar Castle. Craigmillar is just a few miles south of Edinburgh, [...]
There really is so much to see and do in Paris, something to suit everyone’s tastes and interests. So well featured is this European city on the Europe a la Carte blog that Karen recently produced a post summarizing the Best of Paris Travel Tips as recommended in a number of posts on this blog [...]
If, like me, you are on your way to the east of Turkey, either to Cappadoccia or even further to Lake Van and you travel over land, you are bound to pass Kayseri. Many travelers neglect to visit the city because it’s definitely not in the Top 10 must see list of Turkey attractions. Which [...]
Vieste, on the Gargano peninsula in Puglia, offers beautiful architecture, great weather, stunning coastlines, numerous nearby beaches and – to make it an even more attractive – a lively daily food market guaranteed to tempt your stomach. I love to get a feel for a new destination by shopping for local specialities and the Vieste [...]
The Europe a la Carte Blog was four years old on Friday 22 October 2010. To celebrate we held a Twitter party. by Chatiry Girl Party Format My idea for the “virtual” Twitter party was for it be as like a “real” party as possible, where you could chat to old friends and make new [...]
I’m back in the US for Halloween this year for the first time in several years. It’s a strange phenomenon, what with the candy and costumes. It’s especially strange because of the lack of celebration in Sweden. Turns out I’ve grown accustomed to a much more subdued celebration, and one that is a bit different [...]
The Europe a la Carte Podcast is a new podcast giving regular summaries of recent posts on the Europe a la Carte Blog and European travel issues. The 20 October edition includes: My Favourite Piazza in Rome – Piazza Navona Stoll Through Koblenz for a a Typical German Town Experience Berlin’s Haus am Checkpoint Charlie [...]
Rome, situated on the Tiber river, is truly the Eternal City with the city’s history spanning over two and a half thousand years. When we visited Rome for the first time, we not only enjoyed the sheer brilliance and beauty of the Colosseum and the Vatican, but were also mystified by the very many piazzas [...]
