If you live in a part of the world that is cold at this time of year, your thoughts might be turning to the idea of a winter escape. What could be better than leaving the snow and ice behind and heading off to a sunny, colourful location? Then how about lovely warm, relaxing Gambia, […]
If you feel like enjoying the Renaissance architecture and art of Florence, but want to keep your finances within budget, then you could enjoy the experience of staying at the Florence Hostelling International Hostel. Housed in the elegant seventeenth century Villa Camerata, with broad, majestic stairways, the hostel has a large dining room, a lounge […]
We recently stayed at the Hotel Montaverde, in the quiet, and relatively cool, mountain resort of Ovacik in Turkey. The poolside area is glorious - the tiles making the water appear a lovely blue, plenty of sun loungers, and a shady bar. For those who prefer not to be in the sun, there is a […]
As Barcelona is such a popular tourist destination, deciding on a place to stay in this city, where accommodation is in such high demand, is not easy, but at only €150 ($165) for a suite with kitchen, the Hotel Constanza offers very good value for money. Located in a quiet street in an upmarket residential […]
The Yorkshire Dales is an area of river valleys in the northern English county of Yorkshire, and the green rolling hills in between them. It is a national park that occupies the area from the Vale of York westwards to the to the Pennine hills. “Dale” is an old Yorkshire word for valley, and most […]
Over the past ten years the number of tourists heading to Vietnam has increased steadily, and there is considerable development of the coastal regions famous for their beautiful beaches, and interesting boat tours.
On the Red River, Hanoi, the capital, is also the cultural center of Vietnam. It has a wonderfully preserved Old Quarter, which […]
I have already talked about the Trans-Siberian Railway generally, and about what might be called the Trans-Siberian proper, which is the Moscow-Vladivostok route. However, a route which tends to be more popular with the tourists is the Trans-Mongolian. This route is the same as the Trans-Siberian as far as Ulan Ude, where it departs from […]
Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland - in fact Iceland’s only city - is a marvellous holiday location, and an excellent place from which to go off touring this island with its fantastic landscape, hot springs, and geysers. But for the budget traveler, there is one drawback – Reykjavik is expensive. However there is a […]
Montreal is the cultural capital of Quebec, and Canada’s second largest city. One of the most vibrant cities in North America, and home to one of the largest French speaking urban populations, Quebec is a city with a distinctively Bohemian feel.
Old Montreal has beautiful cobbled streets lined with buildings that date back to 17th, 18th […]
From the colorful posters in the entrance advertising interesting cultural events, to the chatty individual on reception, you are assured of a warm welcome at the Hostelling International Hostel in Ghent, Belgium, which is also charmingly called De Draecke, meaning The Dragon. By hostel standards, De Draecke is remarkably comfortable - even the standard dormitories […]
