Venice is one of those fairytale cities that a huge number of people dream of visiting. In my opinion, despite being a massive tourist magnet and often a bit too crowded, Venice still does live up to the hype, and that’s mostly because as a canal city it’s pretty unique. Like Paris or London or [...]
Winter has started early in Berwick upon Tweed in the north eastern corner of England. The first snow fell on the evening of Wednesday 24 November 2010. These photos were taken during a walk around Berwick on the afternoon of Sunday 27th November 2010. Looking over Berwick Old Bridge The lighthouse at the end of [...]
When visiting the Andalucian city of Ronda in Spain, many come to admire the views of the gorge from the bridge. The bridge is famous for its views and for separating the old town from the new town. The old town has remnants of the historic town walls and gates with its old neighborhoods and [...]
In the Europe a la Carte Travel Podcast of 28 November 2010, I summarise the following blog posts. UK Christmas Travel Tips The British Crown Jewels Experience at the Tower of London Seven Things to do in Athens A Year in France: My Top Five France Attractions Using English While Abroad Subscribe to the Europe [...]
Except for those pesky bank holidays, there isn’t a worse time to travel in the UK than Christmas. It’s expensive, it’s busy, everything is delayed because of snow and Santa (yes, I’m blaming Santa). Usually, a trip home to North Wales for me takes a little over three hours. That’s very speedy. In between Christmas [...]
I stayed at the Seven Hotel Paris for one night in November 2010 during my easyJet 15 Hour Blogger Challenge. The hotel is located in the 5th arrondissement, close to the Latin Quarter. It’s a design boutique hotel. I must say my first impression was that it felt like an upmarket massage parlour with the [...]
I enjoyed visiting the Crown Jewels in London. One thing people ask me a lot is where are the crown jewels, anyway? One might assume mistakenly that they’re in one of London’s several mega museums, which isn’t correct – they’re actually in the Tower of London, near Tower Bridge (not to be confused with London [...]
Many people visit Athens briefly on the way to a Greek island cruise, but the Greek capital itself has plenty of attractions to keep you entertained for much longer. Athens is featured in our best cities to visit in Europe post. Here are a few of the most popular things to do in Athens: The [...]
About half-way between Rome and Naples, just at the edge of the Italian region of Lazio, lies the seaside city of Gaeta . Gaeta is situated in a dramatic bay, reminding visitors of a miniature Bay of Naples. The Orlando Mountain rises just behind it. An important seaport, Gaeta has a long and rich history, [...]
For a year now I have been writing for the Europe a la Carte travel blog. Besides a post on London and another on the Byzantine churches on Crete, each week I write on some of the best places to visit in Europe that France has to offer. I thought on this occasion I would [...]
