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SPAIN – Barcelona

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

8 years ago

ITALY – Genoa and Siena

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

8 years ago

ITALY – LAZIO (Rome, Latina, Civitavecchia)

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

9 years ago

PORTUGAL – LISBON & PORTO

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

9 years ago

CAMINO PORTUGUES

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

9 years ago

PORTUGAL – Travel Facts

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…

9 years ago

PORTUGAL

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

9 years ago

ISRAEL & PALESTINE – Dec 2017

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

9 years ago

CRESTON & AREA

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

9 years ago

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

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

9 years ago