I feel slightly disingenuous writing this as I’m off to warmer climes for a conference. But I do LOVE Edinburgh in the Spring.  I’d encourage you to visit the Scottish capital, one of the most popular Europe destinations in Spring,...

I’ll be spending three nights in Glasgow next month.  I thought it was time I had more Glasgow travel tips on the Europe a la Carte Blog.  I really enjoyed my visit to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum last time I was in the ci...

Earlier this week we spent the day in the Scottish Borders one of the best places to visit in Europe if you enjoy history and beautiful countryside. I thought that the best way to illustrate why I love the Scottish Borders was in a ...

Whenever I visit a European city, I am on the look out for museums. Of course, nobody should bypass such prestigious institutions as the British Museum in London or the Louvre in Paris, but what I enjoy most are smaller, more pictur...

I love the city of Lisbon, it’s one of my favourite Europe destinations. I love walking its charming streets, climbing up to the Castle for gorgeous views, observing the colourful tiles, eating delicious fish stew at open-air tables...

The southern French city of Nîmes, on the border between the Provence and Languedoc regions, is famous for two things: Romans and denim. In the early nineteenth century this European city’s textile mills created denims, or de Nîmes ...

I had never heard of bandy until moving to Sweden.  It’s one of those winter sports that needs a real winter, not like ice hockey.  Bandy is essentially a cross between hockey and soccer played outdoors on ice.  Skates, sticks, two ...

I had never heard of bandy until moving to Sweden.  It’s one of those winter sports that needs a real winter, not like ice hockey.  Bandy is essentially a cross between hockey and soccer played outdoors on ice.  Skates, sticks, two ...

Helsinki is a wonderful European city, one of my favourites. Finland’s capital is such a pretty city – especially with a dusting of snow in winter – and its varied architecture impressed me no end. One of the loveliest buildings is ...

I’m now contributing to the lastminute.com blog three times a month, you can read my posts here. I met Eva Keogan, lastminute.com’s social media expert, at the Travel Blog Camp in London organised by Darren Cronian in November 200...

Surrounded by sea and stone the little Croatian town of  Trogir is protected and propelled by its UNESCO world heritage status. It’s the kind of place where one can spend quality hours lost in a maze of tiny stone alleys and structu...

A few kilometres from Split, a popular Europe destination, is the little town of Trogir. Surrounded by sea and stone Trogir is protected and propelled by its UNESCO world heritage status. It’s the kind of place where one can spend q...

Today we drove the ten miles north from Berwick upon Tweed, crossing the Anglo Scottish border, to Eyemouth, one of the few coastal towns in the Scottish Borders. Looking down Eyemouth Harbour Gunsgreen House (the imposing cream ...

I’m looking for tips on the best Leeds attractions for my visit to the city next month. I’m co-hosting the Travel Learning Camp in Leeds on 22 April with  Darren Cronian, editor of Travel Rants.  I thought this was an ideal opport...

Rotterdam is an excellent city break or day trip from the popular Europe destination of Amsterdam. The city is Holland’s port, one of the largest ports in Europe. I love walking along the river and exploring the many shops and lit...

This February I returned to the Brecon Beacons National Park in mid Wales where we also stayed in a bunkhouse last summer and wanted to give you some Europe travel tips on what there is to see and do in this beautiful region of Wale...

Much to my surprise, I found out that many guided tours to the ancient site of Ephesus do not include a visit to the Ephesus museum. That’s why I decided to make this particularly appealing and beautiful location today’s Europe trav...

One of the (many) reasons I like living in Rome is the wonderful year-round climate. Still, come winter time, I do miss seeing snow – if not actually shovelling it – so I am happy to be close enough to the mountains to enjoy nice we...

Most people have romanticised notions of Paris, in both senses of the word. Paris has long been thought of as a city for lovers, and this is something that is constantly reinforced in contemporary popular culture. Also, tourists flo...

Sometimes the best places to visit in Europe are off the beaten path.  Way off the beaten path.  Smack dab in the middle of Sweden off the beaten path.  That’s where you’ll find the village of Järvsö. Järvsö has a population of less...