To help you have a great trip to Prague here is our “Best of Prague” – travel tips about the best things to do in Prague and the best places to stay in Prague.  I’ve collated the Prague travel tips of the Europe a la Carte blogging team and done some research into the best [...]

Lisbon the capital of Portugal is one of the best places to visit in Europe.  To help you plan your Lisbon sightseeing, I’ve put together Lisbon travel tips from several members of the Europe a la Carte blogging team. Jeremy Branham tells us his some of his top Lisbon attractions including: The Alfama district is [...]

The Spanish Costa Verde (Green Coast) lies on the country’s northern coast, facing the Atlantic Ocean.   The weather here is cooler than on the southern Spanish Costas, so it’s a good Summer destination if you don’t like it too hot. The beaches are popular with surfers due to the Atlantic breakers. The Costa Verde stretches [...]

I think that Montenegro is truly one of the best European destinations. I’ve already written about Montenegro’s stunning coastline and its unspoiled, wild interior, ideal for hikers, rafters, walkers and other sports enthusiasts. One of my top Europe travel tips is a holiday in the pretty Montenegro seaside town of Perast. This lovely little Adriatic [...]

Most tourists never make it to this unusual museum. It’s a little off the well-worn tourist track, in the Ostiense neighborhood , a former industrial zone of Rome.  Nevertheless, Centrale Montemartini is easily reached by public transport and definitely worth a visit. This unlikely satellite of Rome’s Capitoline Museum began its life in June 1912 [...]

If you are taking kids on a trip, you want to know that there will be plenty to keep them entertained.  I reckon that London is one of best places to visit in Europe with children.  Here are some ideas for things to do in London with kids. 1 London Museums London has so many [...]

In April 2010 I took a 2 night Leeds short break, staying at the Hilton Leeds City. I was fortunate to have a local resident, Darren Cronian creator of My Life in Leeds to show me around the city. Here are my ideas for five things to do on a Leeds short break. Royal Armouries [...]

Brittany’s coasts with towns such as the medieval Vannes are – justifiably – extremely popular with tourists. Yet Brittany also boasts an interesting interior, replete with Brittany attractions such as beautiful churches and castles, charming towns and landscapes and locations from Arthurian legend; nevertheless, most tourists never make it here to sample some authentic Breton [...]

This February I returned to the Brecon Beacons National Park in mid Wales where we also stayed in a bunkhouse last summer and wanted to give you some Europe travel tips on what there is to see and do in this beautiful region of Wales. The Brecon Beacons National Park, with over 500 square miles [...]

One of the (many) reasons I like living in Rome is the wonderful year-round climate. Still, come winter time, I do miss seeing snow – if not actually shovelling it – so I am happy to be close enough to the mountains to enjoy nice weekends skiing in Italy. One of my top Europe travel [...]