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77Hiking Near Burg Hohenzollern, Germany
One of my favorite parts of life in Germany was discovering the fairy tale castles that most tourists don't know about. While Germany's most famous castle, Schloss Neuschwanstein, is so well-known it's even...
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80La Sagrada Familia: A Work in Progress in Barcelona
Not many construction sites make it onto my list of must sees, but Barcelona's La Sagrada Familia is one that does. Designed by slightly out-there architect Antoni Gaudi, the construction of this colorful...
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68A Performance at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall
You might remember my long walk from Land's End, the very bottom corner of England, along the coast to the Minack Theatre. It was a long day of photogenic scenery, chatting with my walking companion, stopping...
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69Eating Giant Okonomiyaki in Japan
Everyone knows that the Japanese eat sushi, and tempura, and miso soup. But what about okonomiyaki? I lived in Japan for two years and it still took me a couple of months to discover this most tasty of dishes....
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76A Walking Tour of Dresden, Germany
Dresden starts with a disadvantage: in English, its name sounds somewhat foreboding or dreary. And most of us have only heard it mentioned in connection to the war, or as an East German city in disrepair. With...
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78Swiss Niagara: The Rheinfall Waterfalls Near Schaffhausen
They may not be as famous as the Niagara Falls, but the Rheinfall waterfalls near Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland, are as important to the locals: they are the biggest waterfalls in Europe. Biggest might be...
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67Roman Baths in Britain and the Jane Austen Connection
Tying in my travels with books that I've been reading joins two great passions together. By chance, I read Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey shortly before holidaying in the west of England, visiting an old...
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66A Walking Tour of Irkutsk, Siberia
Irkutsk, Siberia, is a city that all travelers on the Trans-Siberian or Trans-Mongolian routes will pass through. Many will even get off the train at Irkutsk, but then be quickly whisked away to towns along...
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72Roman Ruins at Dougga, Tunisia
While plenty of tourists head to Tunisia simply for the nice beaches and long-lasting summer weather, there is actually a wealth of history to discover in this north-east African country. Apart from the more...
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72Wineries and Breweries in Perth’s Swan Valley
My hometown is Perth, in the south-west corner of Australia, about as far as you can get from any other city, they say. But who needs another city when we have everything you could want: beaches and a great...
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