The Loire Valley for me has to be one of the best places to visit in Europe; there really is something of everything France has to offer there. This is a river valley that covers some 800 square kilometres and is over 280 km in length. Besides being one of the great wine regions of [...]
During our trip to Luxembourg this May, we had the pleasure of witnessing the ING Europe Marathon. This was in fact my first Marathon, so the excitement level was significant! Preparations in the city were top notch with free shuttle services from various destinations for the runners as well as the spectators and so we [...]
If you’re from the UK, you’ll know that this Sunday 8 November 2009 is Remembrance Sunday, when we honour and remember the living and dead who fought for Britain in both the First and Second world wars as well as more recent conflicts such as Korea, The Falklands, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq. Because the First [...]
Having a hobby can be a great way of deciding on a holiday destination. I used to travel a lot with a friend who had a slightly unusual sporting hobby – he was a kendo player, having taken up the martial art while he lived in Japan. Because of him, and a Czech national tournament [...]
Our son Gary travelled to Slovenia to attend Metal Camp last month, so I managed to twist his arm to write a guest post for the blog. “Every year at the start of July, metal fans from all over Europe descend upon Tolmin, a town in the small country of Slovenia, for the five day [...]
When I was in Newquay on the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour, I met up with Ben Riding of Surfing is Therapy. Ben has been head beach lifeguard in Cornwall and Australia and has many years of surf coaching experience running surf camps in France and Morocco. Now along with Gemma Harris he runs Surfing [...]
If you love running, Renato Losio of RunAbroad.com illustrates that you can find runs in Europe all year around. “From January to December, there are thousands of runs in Europe, from short rural races in Normandy to ultramarathons in the Alps. And you can enjoy most of them without being a fanatic athlete. Here is [...]
I’d never been to a spa until my trip to Istria in Croatia in April 2009. This was for various reasons. I’d never felt a strong urge to be pampered, I thought that spa treatments were expensive and I wasn’t sure how I felt about a stranger massaging my body. However when I was offered [...]
Finland is not usually considered a real budget destination, but when I stayed in Rovaniemi in northern Finland a few Christmases ago, I was pleased to discover that a few things there were either cheap or free. And one of the free activities was visiting Santa’s Village on the Arctic Circle. Now, you might say [...]
Looking for a new theme to your next holiday? Want to know more about eco-tourism or environmentally-friendly tourism? Then maybe you should pick up Frommer’s latest guide, 500 Places to See Before They Disappear. Disappearing into the light…. Copyright Andrew Hayes The first time I saw this title, I was overwhelmed with [...]
