A little county with great places.
For decades Carlow was neglected by all the Irish tourist guide books and advertisements. Even today few people come to spend two week holidays here. Seek out the more secluded spots and serene calm will reward yur efforts.
It is easy to re... more - travel report by
horourke
Madrid - Una Ciudad Maravillosa!
Call me a romantic but I just loved wandering through the narrow streets that were perfect to lose yourself in, soaking up the history. You could almost hear the echoes of another time, just imagine horses hooves clopping while drawing their carriages, ge... more - travel report by
downundergal
El Camino de Santiago (The Inner Way)
In the year 813 the sepulchre of the Apostle Saint James was found in Galicia, Northwest of Spain. The news spread all around the Christian world and in 1123, a French presbyter made the pilgrimage on horse to visit that tomb in the then called town of Sa... more - travel report by
jorgesanchez
Mostar, Herzegovina and Bosnia [before the war]
Tito was still alive and Yugoslavia still existed. The Communist Party was less visible to visitors than in Italy! I don’t remember precisely where the tombs were and I can’t remember which of the places, other than Mostar itself, has been shelled. I wond... more - travel report by
davidx
Small Paris or City of Lviv
Lviv (other spellings: L'viv - Ukrainian, Lvov - Russian , Lwiw, Lwow, Lemberg) is one of the most beautiful cities of Ukraine, the real pearl of European architecture, also a spiritual capital of Ukraine.Lviv is large regional center with population over... more - travel report by
karden
Galway, Gateway to Connemara (west Ireland)
Flocks of wild swans drift along the quay near the Spanish Arch. These denizens of lake, river and bay feature in many Irish poems and legendary stories. In The Children of Lir the children were changed into swans which upset people so much that a... more - travel report by
marianne
Fascinating Amsterdam
Our travel has been divided in two parts: the city of Amsterdam and trips outside the city. Amsterdam is one of the most cosmopolitan, tolerant, and liberal cities in the world and Dutch people are very friendly. The countryside is beautiful with the fiel... more - travel report by
lukasdj
Two Walks in Budapest
Budapest is huge. It covers 525 square kms, has a population of 2 million and consists of 23 districts.
The good thing is that all major sights are concentrated in 4 districts, which makes the city compact and convenient for tourists to expl... more - travel report by
marianne
Dresden’s skyline of palace domes and church steeples on a bend in the Elbe river is one of the glories of European civilization. As it stands today, it is the result of three catastrophes. In 1685, fire ravaged... more - travel report by
fieryfox
Thirteen Roads Lead Into Randers
Back in March my Danish friend sent an email to all her friends asking for somebody to house- and cat-sit while she went travelling in June/July. I had never been to that part of Denmark, so I jumped at the chance to see a bit more of this country. Rander... more - travel report by
bineba
