The heat hit me as soon as I stepped off the plane. Tentatively hopping across the…
Category: Towns & Cities
Travel is as much about exploring the towns and cities you visit en-route as it is about the journeys and the countryside experiences. In these posts I talk about the towns and cities I’ve visited, some close to home, others on the other side of the world, in my quest to prove “everywhere is interesting”.
Tiraspol: Support Your Local Sheriff
“I’m the urban spaceman baby, here comes the twist: I don’t exist”. I have been told…
24 Hours in Sofia
“Our flight time will be about 2½ hours, thanks to a strong tailwind. The current weather…
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…
Ripon: Cathedrals and Unicorns
Most tourists to the UK visit the same places; London, Oxford, Canterbury, the Lake District, and,…
Geordie Shore
If you were asked to list the nicest beaches in Europe, you’d probably stick with the…
Leicester – yes, I didn’t know a lot about it either …
Leicester. One of those British cities (and I class Bristol in the same category) which to…
More Than Coal – An Overview Of South Yorkshire
See, South Yorkshire has a reputation. It’s not necessarily a *bad* reputation (we’re not dealing with…