Category: Europe travel
Lithuania is a country I hadn’t even heard of before I started backpacking across Europe. While most people head to Vilnius – the capital, I ended up in Kaunas, …
Whether you know them by Sliabh Liag, the name in Irish, or the English name Slieve League, these cliffs in Donegal are dramatic, thought provoking, and impressive. That is …
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 …
