Salzburg is well known as the birthplace and home for many years of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the place where much of The Sound of Music was filmed, but what else does it have to offer and can the herds of tourists be avoided? My first visit to Salzburg was in the middle of July […]
Situated on a hill to the north of the city, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has 77 acres of beautifully landscaped garden and extensive glasshouses featuring plants from the world’s different climatic zones. The garden is always immaculately kept and affords great views of central Edinburgh. Lots of squirrels keep you amused as you walk […]
The full title of this book is ‘The Island that Dared – Journeys in Cuba‘ indicating the political angle that Dervla brings to her many travel books. Although in her mid-70s when she made the three trips to Cuba described in this book, she is no package tourist; rather she seems to seek out the […]
Whenever I’m travelling in Bavaria I make a point of stopping off in its second largest city, Nuremberg (or Nürnberg as it is known in Germany). What I like about Nuremberg is the way that the medieval and modern co-exist, particularly in the Old Town (Altstadt), which was faithfully rebuilt after the Second World War. […]
So how good is PO Ferries Hull-Rotterdam route to the continent? I live in the North of England and was travelling to Eastern Europe by car so I thought I’d check it out and give you the pros and cons. The ferry runs each day from Hull to Rotterdam (more exactly Europort) and Rotterdam to Hull, leaving at about 9 pm in […]
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Malta in December – Sun, sea and seasonal discounts
As autumn set in last year and it got colder and wetter, I decided to seek some sun, but wanted a destination that also was interesting and not too far away. Neither my wife nor I had been to Malta, so we thought we’d give it a try. It turned out to be an excellent […]