In anticipation of the midnight sun in Tromsø.
I have been wanting to go up north to see the midnight sun for years. After I became friends with a few Norwegians they told me that organising it could not be easier. Eventually I picked up Tromsø as a place to see it. Nord Cap, continental Europe's nort... more - travel report by
krisek
A summer weekend in Saint-Malo under the tent.
One evening, my friends and I decided that for the Late Summer Bank Holiday weekend, we should go to northern France camping. So, we took the car and drove like a wind from London to Saint-Malo, with a quick stop over in Rouen (for shopping) and in Le Mon... more - travel report by
krisek
Coimbra and thereabouts...
Coimbra has one of the oldest of Europe's universities and is portrayed in Porto's adage, extolling its own pretentions to be Portugal's work capital, as a place of study.
This calls for three comments. First, whereas there is much else that is pl... more - travel report by
davidx
Dubrovnik, once removed
Dubrovnik is the tourism capital of Croatia and has a coastline on the Adriatic Sea that gives it is nickname ‘Jewel of the Adriatic’; with it’s old city being listed as a World Heritage Site.
Dubrovnik is cut off from the rest of Croatia by a mere... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Will Gdansk ever make it onto the UNESCO list?
Coincidentally, two of the sights - Westerplatte and Gdansk Shipyard - had their 'round' anniversaries, 70th and 20th, respectively. The first was the spot where the World War II started in 1939, and the other is where origins of the events found their cu... more - travel report by
krisek
Highlights of Istanbul
Everyone knows that it is the only city in the world that sites on two continents, in the west Europe and in east Asia; but what the ensures is that it is rich in culture and history.
Whilst being the densest city in Turkey, Istanbul has been the... more - travel report by
mistybleu
In Bruges, Belgium's exceptional medieval city.
Bruges (Brugge) is firmly positioned as Belgium's main tourist attraction. UNESCO's inscription says: "Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and... more - travel report by
krisek
Pretty town, often omitted from visits. Ghent.
It has been almost two years since I decided to come and visit Ghent again. Now, as my friend moved there from much smaller and much less interesting town nearby, it became much easier to reach that decision.
This will probably not going to be a ty... more - travel report by
krisek
My 6th Report on Via Flaminia
Before I started with my report, I would to have a few words about the travelling plan. For some reasons, I could not visit the towns along via Flaminia one by one, I had to skip some and keep them for the right time based on the following reasons. First... more - travel report by
yuliangpang
Narni-My 5th Report on Via Flaminia
many people here, I suppose, must have seen the movie produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the Chronicles of Narnia-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but very few know the story between the movie and the town that I am going to tell you. The movie was al... more - travel report by
yuliangpang
