Patagonia has mountains on such an epic scale that it is reminiscent of Switzerland on crack. It has its own Swiss, Welsh and German communities to prove it. The first thing to know about Patagonia is that it is huge…
A love letter to the beaver
I was walking through the Teifi Marshes reserve in Wales and I had a thought. I thought about how I would love to see beavers on the Teifi River. Incredibly, I discovered a leaflet at the visitor centre about the…
Why is Monaco so very rich?
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…
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…