Category: Europe travel

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 …

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, …

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 …

Saint Andrew’s Day, 30 November, is the national day of Scotland. It is celebrated in Scotland itself and in many places across the world,where Scotland’s sons and daughters have …

If you ever happen to make it to Cyprus, I’d highly recommend spending a day in Northern Cyprus to check out the awesome history. Cyprus is an island off …

People walking all manner of dogs, runners, children playing, families having picnics, students with their books, tennis players: all may be in Kelvingrove Park at the same moment. Kelvingrove …

If you're a Harry Potter fan, you need to do a Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh, even though not one scene of the movie was filmed in the Scottish …

Autumn in Ireland has many and varied aspects. There are places and times brilliant with changing colours of foliage. There are places and times all across the island of …

If you’re headed to Scotland, I’d highly recommend checking out some of the more unique things to do in Falkirk. The small town is about 20 miles west of …

Lots of people had trips to Europe planned this year and many of them are wondering when we can travel to France again. We wanted to get the rundown …