SPAIN – Barcelona

8 years ago

I took the train 14 hours from Santiago to Barcelona. Trains are expensive compared to Flixbus and don't run on…

ITALY – Genoa and Siena

8 years ago

I took the Flixbus from Barcelona to Genoa (14 hours, ~22€). Arriving at 21:30, I believed that the hostel was…

ITALY – LAZIO (Rome, Latina, Civitavecchia)

9 years ago

Rome - Jan 19-26, 2018 TIPS for Rome   1. Buy the Roma Pass. It comes as 48 hours (~28€ -…

PORTUGAL – LISBON & PORTO

9 years ago

Portugal Dec 28-Jan 8 2018 Flying always leaves one exhausted, but these are always long days: a healthy walk to…

CAMINO PORTUGUES

9 years ago

CAMINO PORTUGUÉS There are many pilgrim paths to Santiago, but the Camino Portugués is the most intimately connected with the…

PORTUGAL – Travel Facts

9 years ago

Capital and largest city. Lisbon 38°46′N 9°9′W Official languages. Portuguese; Recognised regional languages. Mirandese spoken in some villages of the municipality of Miranda do Douro, was officially recognized in 1999…

PORTUGAL

9 years ago

LISBON Portuguese: Lisboa, is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700, within its administrative limits in an…

ISRAEL & PALESTINE – Dec 2017

9 years ago

Capital failure - Why the Palestinians have never felt so despondent Blame poor leaders, distracted neighbours and a stalled peace process…

CRESTON & AREA

9 years ago

CRESTON & AREA West (Selkirks) Creston Valley Wildlife Management Centre Δ Creston Mountain Balancing Rock Trail  Fern Forest Trail  Summit Creek…

DONALD TRUM has NO GRASP of WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PRESIDENT

9 years ago

This Economist piece was written in August. It is now almost New Year's and the Donald's behaviour has only gotten…