They’re great to live in, but would you want to visit? The phrase “most liveable city” pops up in headlines several times a year as numerous agencies including The Economist, EIU, and Mercer all announce their favourites. While totally subjective,…
In many European cities, beer has been a part of life since the Middle Ages. Over the centuries, Germans, Irish, Scots, Czechs, and Belgians have perfected their recipes for brewing ale, lager, stout, draught, pilsner, and more. From the Oktoberfest…
I have lost count of how many times I have visited Paris. Obviously there is something that pulls me back there again and again. However, after my first Berlin vacation, I found a new “love.” I could describe the city…
In my travels around Europe, there have been many cities, regions, and sites that I have enjoyed and vowed to return to. The following stick in my mind but are by no means the only ones. We all know that…
I have mentioned in previous articles on ecotourism, that one aspect of receiving visitors is that it assists the local economy. This also applies to Europe. I recently returned from an “off-season” visit to Amsterdam and London, and while there,…
Berlin is a city in love with museums. In fact, Berlin loves its museums so much, it’s collected five of them on a small island on the Spree River, known as Museuminsel. Elsewhere in the city, there are museums devoted…
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