There are very many interesting and attractive cities in Spain including Granada (see my recent Touring Holiday), Seville, Bilbao and the capital Madrid. What sets Barcelona apart for me is its vibrancy and outward-looking approach to the world, as signified by the statue of Columbus pointing out from the port. Curiously he is pointing East rather than […]
A recent survey by Post Office Travel Money has shown that both petrol and diesel prices have risen over the past year in most of the 18 European countries that were surveyed. When coupled with the decline in the exchange rate for sterling against many European currencies, it means that driving around Europe this summer could cost 10% […]
The pound may have fallen over the past twelve months against most world currencies, but in some holiday resorts you can get up to 21% more for your money this year. This is according to a recent Post Office Travel Money Report on the value of a basket of ten typical holiday items such as a cup […]
Tasmania has a temperate climate and compact size, about three quarters that of Ireland. It lets you get a feel of Australia without having to contend with the vast distances and the sometimes extreme temperatures of the mainland. Well that’s how I saw it when I planned the second stage of my Round the World in […]
To include the flora of a whole continent in less than 100 acres would be quite some feat, but that is exactly what the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra does very successfully. The Gardens are sited impressively on the lower slopes of Black Mountain with great views back over Lake Burley Griffin and the […]
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Stopped by Police on European Roads – News Report
Recent research findings in the annual Motoring on the Continent Report (produced by Post Office Travel Money) have revealed that about half of all UK motorists have at some time driven in continental Europe and almost 20% of them have been stopped by the police. Now that you can drive throughout almost the whole of Europe without stopping at borders, it […]