We visited Monaco on a day trip by train from Nice and went down to the harbour, I saw a helicopter sat on top of a massive yacht and I think that pretty much sums this place up. Micro-state Monaco…
Archives for January 2018
How free is Denmark’s Freetown of Christiania?
I visited the commune of Christiania on a trip to Denmark back in 2010. It can be found in Christianshavn on the Eastern side. The Freetown of Christiania was founded by squatters in 1971 in some abandoned military barracks so…
Why is Giant’s Causeway so magical?
When I went to visit the Giant’s Causeway, we were very late because we had missed one of the buses and we had to get a taxi from the bus station but it was so worth it! It is quite expensive…
The quirky port city of Rotterdam
I love Rotterdam, even better than Liverpool or Rome. It was not anywhere to me but I was alone. The people weren’t pickles though and of that I am sure. (Ref: The Beautiful South). Rotterdam is a rebuild job and…
Is Ljubljana Slovenia’s loveliest city?
If I could rename Ljubljana I would call it lovely-jana because it really is incredibly gorgeous and relaxed. My favourite part was the city, which is probably true of many other tourists, was the triple bridge, where three bridges cross the…
The otherworldly beauty of San Pedro de Atacama
The Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth with only 15mm of rainfall per year. Scientists actually use this barren landscape to test drive prototype versions of Mars Rovers. The desert was one of the first natural places we…
Graffiti in the French port of Sete
I really loved visiting Sete during our tour of the South of France. I enjoy taking pictures of boats and we ate gorgeous food and enjoyed the city before heading to the Camargue. There was another treat in store, as…
Graz: Austria’s underrated second city
We got the train to Graz, which is Austria’s second largest city but nowhere near as touristed as Vienna or Salzburg. The reason for us going there was that Jess and Jill were coming with me for a week so…
Vatican City: The world’s smallest and most religious country
The world’s smallest state and our second micro-state during our Italy trip, I had effectively seen three new countries in 2 weeks which was great. There is always a crowd at Vatican City probably because it is one eighth of…
Marstrand: A day out in Sweden’s countryside
During my Scandi-tour in 2010, we stayed in Sweden’s second city of Gothenburg. As a day trip we decided to go on the popular seaside city to Marstrand on the coast. Marstrand is just under an hour away from Gothenburg…
Venice: A beautiful city with big problems
I went to Venice in January 2008 and I can tell you it is incredibly beautiful in wintertime. There were less tourists then and I remember sitting in a cafe and drinking hot chocolate whilst feeling very happy. Unfortunately, Venice…
The story of the sights of Helsinki
I visited Helsinki back in 2010 as I wanted to tour around Scandinavia as well as visiting my friend Jonna who lives in Espoo. Maybe she has the right idea as in 2017 the city was ranked as the ninth…