Category: Europe travel
More than a thousand years ago, viking raiders traveled the seas in their dragon boats and viking traders carried goods along the fjords. When raiders turned to more peaceful …
Most people flock to Dubrovnic or perhaps Split when visiting Croatia, but I'd personally recommend Pula, especially if you want to avoid the crowds. None of the episodes of …
As I don’t drink a lot, I like alternative beverages. At the top of the list is hot chocolate and I’m always on the lookout for the best hot …
The Book of Kells. Where the book lives in the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin is quiet now. Folk from all over the world visit Dublin during the …
Derry: its name comes from the Gaelic name for oak, doire. In Gaelic legend, oaks are thought of as doorways or thresholds. So too the city of Derry in …
Probably the best time of my travels was the two months I spent backpacking around the Balkans. It was cheap, there was delicious food, and the people were super …
The streets and businesses around Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Glasgow’s city centre and West End in Scotlans will be rather quieter than usual this January. Gathering …
The northern lights, the aurora borealis, are an iconic symbol of winter in the northern hemisphere, the stuff of legend as well as of scientific investigation. Perhaps you have …
Almost anyone who flies economy class frequently has a very dim view of the big airlines. You know who doesn’t complain about them? The people with a business class …
Would you ever consider sleeping on a tiny island off the coast of Sweden? I didn’t until I was offered the opportunity to do so. Now I can’t wait …
Tim December 14, 2020 Adventure travel, Africa travel, Asia travel, Australia & NZ travel, Biggest highest longest, Canada travel, City or urban travel, Europe travel, Latin America travel, Middle East travel, Travel Once upon a time, you could visit the great bucket list wonders of the world—officially designated or otherwise—and practically have the place to yourself. That’s how I experienced Petra, …
Kerry Dexter December 2, 2020 travel stories, Africa travel, City or urban travel, Europe travel, green travel, History, Kerry projects, Parks and preserves, Travel, US travel Perhaps your travels of late involve neighborhood walks. There is much that can be learned with such walks. Right now, for a number reasons my walks take place very …
