So, let me take you back to the heady days of the mid 1990s. What were…
Category: Europe
Europe – that peninsula of Asia we British seem to have a love/hate relationship with.
Being so close to home means Europe is the easiest of the continents to explore; indeed it’s quicker and cheaper for me to get to France or Belgium than parts of Scotland. This means of course it’s a much more popular place to go backpacking than other parts of the world, but also it’s much easier to take time to explore the lesser-visited spots.
On my backpacking adventures around Europe I’ve taken rather a lot of trains and overnight coaches, and visited almost every country. I’ve seen several thousand years of history, and the conflicts that have resulted from it. I’ve found art in unusual places, and watched some very low-end football matches. That’s not to mention visiting a country that does not exist, and another that was very nearly wiped out. All this I’ve found while backpacking around Europe; plus of course lots of beer.
Two days in Eastern Bosnia
As international borders go, the one between Serbia and Bosnia that I passed through around 2.30am…
Novi Sad in a few hours
Novi Sad is Serbia’s second biggest city, around 80km from Belgrade and the train takes about…
Belgrade – The White City
See, I’ve been to Belgrade now three times (I have a penpal there), and each time…
Laibach and think of Slovenia
Ahh, Laibach. But I’m not here referring to the Industrial/Experimental music group/culture founded in the late…
If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belg…oh, hang on…
Luxembourg isn’t a country I knew that much about, in all honesty, before I realised it…
Put Some Clothes On! – Street Art In Brussels
Brussels is full of public art, and in fact walking around the city exploring it is…
Brussels – Europe Central
Belgium is a very odd, quirky, ‘off-the-wall’ country. The whole place has the feel of several…
Flanders – … But there *are* no poppies!
Flanders. And no, nothing to do with Ned. I’m sure you’ve all been subjected to the…
In Bruges – Trying to avoid the tourists
The thing about Bruges is that it’s got a reputation for being one of those tourist-traps;…
A morning at Pere Lachaise cemetery
Although the breeze was light, and the rain had stopped before sunrise, I was glad of…
Belgium
I like Belgium. Although I only spent a handful of days there, it’s actually one of…