Real de Catorce

Posted on 25 March 2009

Category Town Description Mining town in Sierra Madre Mountains at over 8000 feet altitude. Almost desereted until a few years ago it is coming back to life with many outsiders moving to the area. Address Real de Catorce Nearest Larger Town: Matehuala State: San Luis Potosi By bus Real de Catorce is about 10 hours [...]

Prague – Story: Platypus wrecks

Posted on 25 March 2009

The absinthe burned my throat on the way down. Breathing in through my nose I contemplated how it was getting easier every time and when I felt it was safe I let out a high pitched roar. It was 11.30pm and there was me and Scooby and Corco and Masterson-Nolan and we were in our [...]

Pop Cafeteria – Merida, Mexico

Posted on 24 March 2009

Title Pop Cafeteria – A nice cool Place to eat Category Eating Date 15 Sep 2000 Description Pop Cafeteria is just two blocks off the main plaza in Merida. When its 105º F in Merida its wonderful to walk into this air conditioned restaurant. Address Pop Cafeteria Calle 57 between calle 60 and 62 Merida, [...]

Pulau Ambon

Posted on 24 March 2009

Stories from a Market Pasar Mardika, like any market, is a microcosm of the society it serves. On the surface it is the thriving, if ugly, commercial heart of the city, but the market also exemplifies the roiling tensions and brewing conflict that threatens to tear Indonesia apart. Within Mardika are sold those goods which [...]

Westminster Tube Station

Posted on 01 October 2008

  Description A dem fine piece of engineering, wot! Address Westminster, London Phone   Email   Price Range A tube ticket! Text Each of the new stations of the Jubilee line extension must surely qualify as modern works of art in steel and glass. Their scale is huge in an otherwise human-sized city, dwarfing and [...]

The White Mountains of Crete

Posted on 30 September 2008

An utterly spectacular mountain drive awaits you in Western Crete. From the city of Hania on the Northern coast, the roads go south through the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) to the soutern coast of the island. We hit Crete during a heat wave in the dead of summer, so we got a rare oppurtunity to [...]

Prague – Living Like Royalty

Posted on 29 September 2008

There are places and situations in life that make you feel like you’re part of a large monochrome puzzle all made of the same material. A place where you can feel utter harmony, utter peace. Finding those places in the world is rare, but definitely possible. In Prague, the Czech Republics old, bohemian capital, I [...]

Cote d’ Azur (French Riveria)

Posted on 28 September 2008

Certain cultures give off different feelings to the viewer, resonate different auras. Two places, that are only a few hundred metres apart geographically, can give off a totally different emotional response on an outsider. After London, I took a train along the coast to Scotland. I instantly fell in love with the area and all [...]

Bed and Breakfast in San Cristobal

Posted on 27 September 2008

  Description The Hospedaje Bed and Breakfast Madero 83 is a bargain with a bed in a clean dorm room and breakfast for only about $4. Address Calle Mader #83 San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas, Mexico Five Blocks East of the main Plaza Phone (967)8-04-40 Email   Price Range $4-$12 breakfasat included Text The [...]

Terror Australis

Posted on 26 September 2008

"This bloke had his backside over the edge of the dinghy” said Colin, our host, nursing his fifth beer of the evening, in a strange and desolate place called Shark Bay in Western Australia. “His shorts were down by his ankles, but mate, ya know, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go. I told him, [...]

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America

Playa Del Carmen

Posted on 25 September 2008

  Title Where To Go Category Doing Date   Description What to do, what to see and how to enjoy it. Address   Phone   Email   Price Range Cheaper than Cancun Text Playa Del Carmen is a little seaside town that has a hip, young and laid-back vibe. The main strip (Avenida 5) is [...]

Amsterdam

Campanile Hotel Delft – DELFT, Netherlands

Posted on 10 September 2007

DELFT, Netherlands Campanile Hotel Delft The Campanile Hotel Delft Is A Modern Hotel Located Amidst Greenery And Next To A Leisure Center Within Five Kilometers Of Delft’s Historic Center. The 95 Guestrooms Have Modern D’cor With Light Wood Furnishings And All Include Coffee And Tea Making Facilities, Direct-dial Phones, Hair Dryers And Televisions With Free [...]

Australia

Terror Australis

Posted on 26 September 2008

"This bloke had his backside over the edge of the dinghy” said Colin, our host, nursing his fifth beer of the evening, in a strange and desolate place called Shark Bay in Western Australia. “His shorts were down by his ankles, but mate, ya know, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go. I told him, [...]

Austria

Salzburg, Austria – Getting There and Staying There

Posted on 14 September 2007

Getting There Centrally-located Salzburg is easily reached by rail from almost any point in Europe. Munich is a mere 2 hours away, Vienna about 3. From Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Amsterdam, or Rome, a bit less than a day’s journey will bring you to Salzburg; if you prefer to wake up there, sleeper services are available [...]

Belgium

Brussels’ Manuscripts in Stone and The Churches

Posted on 18 November 2007

Chances are that some time during your stay in Brussels, the messages on your answering machine will include an unexpected announcement of the imminent arrival of an old friend, who would like you to show him whatever there is of interest in Brussels. This is the time to consider churches, particularly St. Nicholas, at the [...]

Bike Travel

Bike Travel in India

Posted on 16 May 2008

Cycle touring in India has it’s extremes, from the most enjoyable to the damn right frustrating. India offers everything, coastal palm fringed pathways, high altitude mountain passes, tropical forests & off course, mass cultivated open flat plains.   The biggest problem you’ll encounter is knowing what particular area will bring the best quality of good [...]

California

Alta Peak California

Posted on 04 June 2008

Despite last year’s somewhat abortive trip to Brainard Lake (see trip report here), Tom Weedon still wants to come on a backpack trip with us (he must also think that being sweaty, smelly and knackered is a laugh!). So I’ve picked out one of my favourite hikes – Alta Peak, which we’ve done a couple [...]

Central Europe

Prague – Story: Platypus wrecks

Posted on 25 March 2009

The absinthe burned my throat on the way down. Breathing in through my nose I contemplated how it was getting easier every time and when I felt it was safe I let out a high pitched roar. It was 11.30pm and there was me and Scooby and Corco and Masterson-Nolan and we were in our [...]

Czech Republic

Prague – Story: Platypus wrecks

Posted on 25 March 2009

The absinthe burned my throat on the way down. Breathing in through my nose I contemplated how it was getting easier every time and when I felt it was safe I let out a high pitched roar. It was 11.30pm and there was me and Scooby and Corco and Masterson-Nolan and we were in our [...]

Denmark

Eating in Denmark

Posted on 28 October 2007

        Denmark is not for dieting. Breakfast included in a Danish hotel can easily be an overwhelming display of fruit, cereals, pastries, cheese, bread and cold cuts. Delicious open-faced sandwiches beckon from the more than 2,000 cafes, snack-bars and bars that dot the Danish capital. Larger restaurants offer a bewildering array of options in [...]

Dutch

If you are interested in seeing or learning more about delftware

Posted on 09 September 2007

If you are interested in seeing or learning more about delftware, you can visit the De Porceleyne Fles factory and take a tour. The factory is an easy twenty-minute walk from the city center. It is quite fascinating to learn the history of delftware, which was created by immigrant Italian potters inspired by Chinese porcelain [...]

Eastern Europe

The White Mountains of Crete

Posted on 30 September 2008

An utterly spectacular mountain drive awaits you in Western Crete. From the city of Hania on the Northern coast, the roads go south through the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) to the soutern coast of the island. We hit Crete during a heat wave in the dead of summer, so we got a rare oppurtunity to [...]

England

Westminster Tube Station

Posted on 01 October 2008

  Description A dem fine piece of engineering, wot! Address Westminster, London Phone   Email   Price Range A tube ticket! Text Each of the new stations of the Jubilee line extension must surely qualify as modern works of art in steel and glass. Their scale is huge in an otherwise human-sized city, dwarfing and [...]

Europe's Museums

My favourite macabre sight

Posted on 14 October 2007

However, my favourite macabre sight there is not the Lenin mausoleum, but the Novodevichy cemetery, tucked away behind the old monastery. Besides Chekhov, Kruschev and some other greats, you can find a scientist with the sign of the atom on his tomb; a group of airmen in the shade of a giant Zeppelin model; urns [...]

Finland

Luosto Finland

Posted on 02 June 2008

By way of an introduction, Finland is situated between the 60th and 70th degree of latitiude, covering an area of 130,000 square miles – 10% of this area is covered by water. It has a population of approximately 5 million people. The land in the north of Finland forms part of Lapland, an area inhabitated [...]

France

Cote d’ Azur (French Riveria)

Posted on 28 September 2008

Certain cultures give off different feelings to the viewer, resonate different auras. Two places, that are only a few hundred metres apart geographically, can give off a totally different emotional response on an outsider. After London, I took a train along the coast to Scotland. I instantly fell in love with the area and all [...]

Germany

Cologne Cathedral Germany

Posted on 21 May 2008

"Cologne, or Köln, is 43 miles by rail from Aix-la-Chapelle. This famous city was originally the chief town of the ancient Ubii, the Oppidum Ubiorum of Tacitus; but it became known as Colonia Agrippina from A. D 51, when Agrippina, who was born here while her father Germanicus held command in the district, induced her [...]

Greece

The White Mountains of Crete

Posted on 30 September 2008

An utterly spectacular mountain drive awaits you in Western Crete. From the city of Hania on the Northern coast, the roads go south through the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) to the soutern coast of the island. We hit Crete during a heat wave in the dead of summer, so we got a rare oppurtunity to [...]

Hiking

South Pennines History and Traditions

Posted on 17 August 2008

Pikes and Towers of the South Pennines Darwen Tower , Darwen – Built in 1898 to commemorate both the jubilee of Queen Victoria and the victory of the local people to win access to the moor. This octagonal tower with its two viewing platforms looks at a distance like a space rocket. In later years [...]

Hungary

Budapest Tourist Sights

Posted on 26 December 2007

Sights of Budapest… Citadella. Located at the top of Gellert Hill (a quick bus ride or character-building, calf-bulking walk to the top) provides the best view of Budapest ‘s green hills and dense downtown. The Liberation Memorial used to be joined by Red Army soldiers, but these statues were taken down after the communists left [...]

Indonesia

Pulau Ambon

Posted on 24 March 2009

Stories from a Market Pasar Mardika, like any market, is a microcosm of the society it serves. On the surface it is the thriving, if ugly, commercial heart of the city, but the market also exemplifies the roiling tensions and brewing conflict that threatens to tear Indonesia apart. Within Mardika are sold those goods which [...]

Ireland

Breakfast in Holywood

Posted on 19 March 2008

BREAKFAST IN HOLYWOOD Panini, a small shop in a town 6 miles east of Belfast, Northern Ireland, is an Italianate delicatessen stocked with dried pasta, salad dressings, a wide variety of Olive oil, and cooked meats from continental Europe. Inside there are three raised tables and a counter bar and outside, three wrought iron tables. [...]

Italy

Riviera on the Rocks

Posted on 11 May 2008

Rick Steves’ "Postcards from Europe" Riviera on the Rocks Rick Steves I’m unable to travel in Europe anymore without doing a little research. Hoping to round out my coverage of Vernazza, I have a list of reader-recommended B&Bs to check out. First on the list is Ivo. Ivo, who runs the best bar in town, [...]

Japan

Tokyo Time Travel

Posted on 23 September 2008

My mode of time travel was ANA flight 9 that was decorated with large Pokemon figures. I got an outrageously good deal on plane tickets, the kind that makes you want to ask your row companion what they paid, just so you can gloat. But I didn’t. I sat there quietly and watched a Midsummer [...]

Liechtenstein

Fürstentum Liechtenstein- Lodging

Posted on 01 October 2007

Lodging abounds for every traveler’s preference, even camping and hosteling. My favorites are; Hotel Martha Bühler, Sennwies 15, FL9497 Triesenberg (phone 41-75-262-57-77, fax 41-75-268-15-20). Frau Tschikof-Bühler was the first female member of the Liechtenstein Ski Team in the Olympics. The rooms are Alpine cozy, with sweeping views of the Alps and the river valley. Breakfasts [...]

Luxembourg

Luxembourg hotels, inns, restaurants and guest houses

Posted on 24 November 2007

A guide to hotels, inns, restaurants and guest houses is available from the tourist office. Some hotels have special weekend rates from $200 a person, which usually includes all meals from dinner on Friday thru lunch on Sunday. Other hotels start at Eur70 to Eur80 a day, based on double occupancy. Findel Airport is four [...]

Maine

Midcoast Maine Restaurants

Posted on 12 April 2008

Rockland to Camden Amalfi Mediterranean dining with specialties from Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, and  Morocco.  (ROCKLAND). Breakwater Cafe Casual oceanfront dining at the Samoset, inside or outside on the porch or stone terrace (ROCKPORT).  Grapes Pasta, seafood, steak, salads, and pizza (ROCKLAND). Kate’s Seafood Fresh local seafood: broiled, baked, steamed or fried (ROCKLAND). Marcel’s [...]

Mexico

Real de Catorce

Posted on 25 March 2009

Category Town Description Mining town in Sierra Madre Mountains at over 8000 feet altitude. Almost desereted until a few years ago it is coming back to life with many outsiders moving to the area. Address Real de Catorce Nearest Larger Town: Matehuala State: San Luis Potosi By bus Real de Catorce is about 10 hours [...]

Poland

DINNER IN WARSAW

Posted on 19 March 2008

Karczma restaurant is a maze of rooms underground; it sits on the old town square which was destroyed during the 1945 Warsaw uprising by the retreating Nazis, and since rebuilt stone-by-stone using old plans and drawings. A typical Warsavian dinner is loaded with cholesterol: there was bread on the table when we arrived, and in [...]

Portugal

Specialty shops throughout Portugal

Posted on 08 October 2007

Specialty shops throughout Portugal sell Port wine at inflated prices. Often, the same bottle can be bought in Canada for much less. The exception in Sintra is the Adega das Caves, a restaurant serving delicious, traditional Portuguese food at reasonable prices in a converted wine cellar. They also sell Port, vintage and recent, by the [...]

Rail Travel

Europe Rail Passes

Posted on 17 June 2011

Italy Rail Passes Want to engage in La Dolce Vita? Feast on giant bowls of pasta, paper thin-prociutto and aromatic wines while passing through the dazzling landscapes of Italy. Spend as much time as you want in the countryside, Sicily or any of its great cities. Linger in lovely Venice, view all the facades of [...]

Reviews

Real de Catorce

Posted on 25 March 2009

Category Town Description Mining town in Sierra Madre Mountains at over 8000 feet altitude. Almost desereted until a few years ago it is coming back to life with many outsiders moving to the area. Address Real de Catorce Nearest Larger Town: Matehuala State: San Luis Potosi By bus Real de Catorce is about 10 hours [...]

Romania

The Painted Monasteries of Moldavia

Posted on 20 December 2007

The fame of these Moldavian churches reaches well beyond the borders of Romania. What is so special about them? They were built in the 15th and 16th centuries, at a time of great political and cultural development of Moldavia. The frescoes were typical of Byzantine churches of that time, but what makes them so unique [...]

Spain

Some Recommended Tapas Bars – Sevilla

Posted on 07 October 2007

Some Recommended Tapas Bars "What a pity to eat a normal meal in a restaurant when you can have tapas (snacks)!. The city is credited with their invention and has more than a thousand bars where the choice of food is virtually unlimited, from seafood to ham and sausage, from vegetable to cheese. The Sevillians [...]

Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden Events

Posted on 23 May 2008

Events include Midsummer; the Lucia festival in December, (it commemorates the martyrdom of a pious Sicilian Girl), parades, plenty of glögg , (an alcoholic fruit punch), for adults, and singing. Christmas trees are decorated, cooking and baking begins and Santa delivers presents in person to each child. Ham is the major Christmas fare, complete with [...]

Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland Hints for wine lovers

Posted on 22 September 2007

Hints for wine lovers: Local wines are usually available in decanters of 2,3 and 5 decis, (deci-liters); the 5-deci size gives a small glass each to five people. Try to drink the wines of the region you are visiting. From the eastern regions: Lake Zurich and surrounding areas, the Thurgau, Schaffhausen and Lake Constance areas, [...]

Tibet

India – Goa the dawn of a new millenium

Posted on 14 April 2008

From Katmandu with the millennium approaching we bused down to Varanasi, the sacred Hindu city on the banks of the enormous Ganges river. Here we spent a few days getting lost in the tiny lanes that criss cross the city completely reliant on the street children that show you the way back to your guesthouse [...]

Travelling Tips

Travelling Tools

Posted on 21 April 2008

Travelling Tools     The New York Pass They offer visitors admission to 40 of New York City’s top attractions, unlimited public transportation on the City’s buses and subways, line-skipping privileges at select attractions, a free 132 page full color, pocket size guidebook and special discounts and offers across New York city.       [...]

Turkey

FAMOUS LANDMARKS in Istanbul

Posted on 10 April 2008

TOPKAPI PALACE When Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror took Istanbul in 1453, he first ordered the construction of a new palace for this new Ottoman capital, on a site in the district of Beyazit where Istanbul University stands today. But before long, he changed his mind and had a number of buildings constructed on the headland [...]

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Europe Rail Passes

Posted on 17 June 2011

Italy Rail Passes Want to engage in La Dolce Vita? Feast on giant bowls of pasta, paper thin-prociutto and aromatic wines while passing through the dazzling landscapes of Italy. Spend as much time as you want in the countryside, Sicily or any of its great cities. Linger in lovely Venice, view all the facades of [...]

Western Europe

Westminster Tube Station

Posted on 01 October 2008

  Description A dem fine piece of engineering, wot! Address Westminster, London Phone   Email   Price Range A tube ticket! Text Each of the new stations of the Jubilee line extension must surely qualify as modern works of art in steel and glass. Their scale is huge in an otherwise human-sized city, dwarfing and [...]

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