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Category: Europe
Landing in Lisbon
Yes, I’m back at it again, this time from Portugal. The last proper stop of this journey (bar a few hours in Singapore on the way home) has me visiting Lisbon and Porto. We touched down yesterday morning, thanks to a time difference between Spain and Portugal slightly before I left Seville. The approach over …
Stepping Into Seville!
You can’t stop me with my alliteration! Well, here I am in another town, another place, same country! So again begins the process of bringing you up to speed on the latest from me and this year’s adventure. As I last wrote, I was on my second last day in Barcelona. My last day whizzed …
Gaudi’s Barcelona
Howdy all from Barcelona. It’s been another non-stop few days in this city and I’ve one more to go! When last you joined me, I was about to head off to a Flamenco performance at the Palau de la Musica de Catalunya two nights ago. This venue is pretty amazing actually, and was one of …
Bouncing Into Barcelona!
Hi all, you now find me in Spain! Yes, I’ve travelled somewhat southwards from Belarus on what was a bit of a bumpy flight from Minsk to Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia. It was another early morning, but at least this time I flew in direct. I had to go to the tourist information desk …
There’s More to Minsk!
It might have been cold, but I quickly warmed to Minsk!
Little Places – Montenegro
One of Europe’s smallest, and newest countries is Montenegro. And it’s also a great little place to explore, albeit I have not taken the chance to explore it greatly bar a couple of spots near or on the coast. You’ll find it well east with a decent amount of Mediterranean coastline, and after the breakup …
Rare Gems – Slovakia
Europe has so many beautiful countries, in different ways, with different people, cultures and languages. And some are well known, and some are less well known. In 2017 5.4 million people visited Slovakia, a record number up to that point. In contrast, it’s neighbour and ex-partner in the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia, received over …
Why Not Consider … Belgrade?
Yes today it’s a look into the Serbian and former Yugoslavian capital of Belgrade. It’s a long time now since the war over Kosovo and the split of Yugoslavia into different countries, and indeed it’s some fifteen years since I went to Belgrade myself. However, I must admit it’s not a city I see a …
That Time I went to Iceland – Arriving, Midnight Sun & Depression
My first solo trip was 1999. The planning started as a trip to the USA. However, somehow that morphed when I chose my travel agent who introduced me to the concept of ‘round-the-world’ flights. Suddenly, the entire globe opened up to me and I started looking at all these countries and places which I had …
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