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Visiting Niagara Falls, Canada in winter
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What is Coronavirus and what are the symptoms?
Taking care during Coronavirus outbreak Exploring means taking care of your health as well, so we have put together what we know, just now, about …
Travel: Bones of St. Valentine Glasgow
Where to find St. Valentine’s bones in an unlikely place What is more romantic for Valentine’s Day than to visit some bones of the chap …
Brandenburg Gate | History, Transport and Photos
Visiting Brandenburg Gate in Berlin The Brandenburg Gate (In German Brandenburger Tor) was built in the 18th-century on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William …
New Year trip to Namur, Belgium – Day 2
Day 2 in Namur Day two of our sojourn in Namur, Belgium. I think we were the only ones in the city with clear heads! …
Visiting Auschwitz (Oswiecim), Poland
Auschwitz, everything you need to know before you visit For those who want to delve into history, learn from the past, and pay respects to …
New Year trip to Namur, Belgium – Day 1
Bonne Année from Namur, Belgium Just like that, another year has passed. Happy New Year! We hope that you aren’t too sad to be back …
6 places to celebrate New Year in Europe
Celebrate New Year somewhere different! What are you doing to celebrate New Year? Whether you want to see in 2020 beside a bonfire or on …
Visiting the CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
CN is believin’ The CN Tower in Toronto is one of the tallest towers in the world and Toronto’s most popular tourist attraction, so it …
Travel: Poznan Croissant Museum
A surprising food history in Poland You might think of croissants as being French but did you do know about the history of St. Martin‘s …
Travel: The Secret Cabinet of Pompeii (Gabinetto Segreto)
Secret room of erotica in Naples *Parental Guidance Advised* Naples isn’t just about pizza, with sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum a short distance away there’s …
11 places to see the remains of the Berlin Wall
Where can you see the remains of the Berlin Wall today? From 1961 until 1989 Berlin was cut in half by a wall which surrounded …
Travel: Kirk Yetholm and Town Yetholm
Twin villages on the Scottish border with England If you’re out and about discovering the border between Scotland and England, two places worth visiting, off …
Visiting St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Canada
Foodie heaven at St Lawrence Market In our previous post on Toronto, we visited the district of Kensington Market but one other must-see sight in Toronto …
Travel: Guide to Kensington Market, Toronto, Canada
It’s easy to market Toronto’s coolest area! Kensington Market is probably the best-known area in Toronto, which is home to all manner of independent businesses. …
Travel: Ten Rillington Place, London and John Christie
John Christie and Ten Rillington Place 10 Rillington Place is an infamous address, with both a famous movie starring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt, and …
East Berlin Stasi Trail
Guide to the Stasi sights of East Berlin Discover life in East Berlin during the time of the Stasi secret police with our…Stasi Trail! What …
Discovering Alentejo, Portugal
Discover the wines of Alentejo It was my first flight with TAP, the national carrier airline of Portugal, and here I was travelling on a …
Travel: Visiting the Bundestag (Reichstag)
Everything you need to know to visit the German Parliament The German Parliament, the Bundestag or you may know it as the Reichstag, captures the …
Travel: The Ernst Thälmann Monument, Berlin
A remaining Soviet Monument Whilst searching for a pub (no surprise there from Mr Foodie) we stumbled across a remnant of the German Democratic Republic. …
Visiting Schmittmann Dusseldorf
A Korn is born at Schmittmann distillery A city known more to us for beer but Dusseldorf distillers Schmittmann, not far from the city centre, …
Berlin horizontal bed-bike tour!
The best way to see Berlin is by bed! Who doesn’t love their bed? We are big fans of sleeping but we are also big …
Travel: Pripyat, Ukraine
Ghost city of Pripyat Pripyat is a city in northern Ukraine just a few miles from the border with neighbouring Belarus. Founded in 1970, it …
Travel: Penzance Literary Festival
Penzance ‘lits’ up again in 2019 Penzance Literary Festival returns to historic Penzance for its 10th year from 3rd – 6th July 2019. Celebrating words …