Færoes - part 2 – N.Streymoy, Sandoy and Nolsoy
The Færoes were associated with Norway and remained so even after the more southerly Shetlands and Orkneys were firmly established as part of Scotland. When Norway fell under Denmark, the Færoes did as well. During the Napoleonic wars, Great Britain occup... more - travel report by
davidx
Green and foggy Minho
This is the region where the country was born. Guimaraes is the birthplace of Portugal's first king, Alfonso Henriques. Also here the name Kingdom Portucale was used for the first time. It is place where the Reconqiusta against the Moors was launched. Liv... more - travel report by
louis
Sylt – A Love Affair
My first trip to Sylt happened by accident. We had been camping on Rømø, the Danish island just north of it, when our tent sprung a leak during a thunderstorm & we had to make a quick getaway to the mainland & spent the night in a B & B. The next morning... more - travel report by
bineba
Belgium's diamond centre is charming. Antwerp.
Legend has it that long, long time ago, a monster giant lived in the mouth of the Scheldt river taxing the traffic into the city. Trade suffered immensely, poverty kept spreading and fear kept paralysing the population. One day, a young man called Brabo e... more - travel report by
krisek
Missing an annular eclipse of the sun in Reykjavik
Although Iceland has always been on my list, I had been snoozing with the decision to go there. As recently as seven years ago (is that recently?), it was really expensive to fly to Iceland, as the national airline enjoyed a monopoly and charged over £200... more - travel report by
krisek
Barcelona - a city post Olympics
I really shouldn't try to explain Barcelona or even Madrid, as we have so many members who have a better insight than I, but from the outside looking in Spain can provide the perfect holiday.
I loved Barcelona as it was like a new city when I... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Cracow (Kraków) - the royal city
Cracow used to be the capital of Poland till 1596 when king Sigismund III Vasa decided that Warsaw should be the central city (then it was a relatively small settlement). As Cracow used to be a royal city, you can see many places that remind of the times... more - travel report by
adampl
Macedonia's capital city
Few tourists know this small country (expensive, 49-USD visa could be one of the reasons). Present Macedonia covers the southern part of former Yugoslavia, it is independent since 1991. Macedonia lies on a plateau between 600m and 900m. The country is gre... more - travel report by
wojtekd
Bulls running on the streets of Aigues-Mortes.
When I was visiting my friends in Montpellier, and one of them had to figure out how to interpret the communication patterns of an killer whale family for her PhD dissertation, the other took me on a small tour in the neighbourhood. I knew little about th... more - travel report by
krisek
Surprising and with so much potential. Zürich.
The ancient Romans established Turicum between what is now Uetliberg and Lake Zürich. The settlement as a town was first recorded in 929, and it was already occupied by Christians. By the 14th century, the city would have been controlled by the guilds of... more - travel report by
krisek
