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76Seeing Lenin’s Body in the Mausoleum, Moscow
The first time I visited Moscow in 2003, Red Square was closed. Apparently, it was relatively common that for terrorist-related reasons or other random government excuses, Red Square would be declared out of...
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75Exploring Southern Germany’s Bad Wimpfen
If you want to see a gorgeously typical southern German town, without all the foreign tourists, then I recommend the village of Bad Wimpfen. Apart from having a cute name, it is a historic town with old...
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68Changing of the Guard at Prague Castle
Prague has become a real tourist mecca in the last ten years, and with good reason. It's a friendly city with loads of historical buildings, great food and entertainment, the landmark Charles Bridge and great...
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73Sculptures and Art Around Hokkaido’s Lake Toya
Lake Toya in northern Japan is about to get famous: the G8 Summit will be held there in July 2008. But what will the politicians be able to see in their time off? Basically, a vast and beautiful lake with a...
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742 Days in Perth: A Great Western Australian Itinerary
Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, is home to one and a half million people, a wide river and a few kangaroos. It's sometimes known as the most isolated city in the world, since the next major stop...
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80Ice Fishing Near the Finnish Arctic Circle
I've been fishing a few times before, but usually from a boat, or water I could stand in, or using a huge fishermen's net. So heading out to go ice fishing in Finnish Lapland, just shy of the Arctic Circle, in...
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74Tunisia’s Match for Rome’s Colosseum in El Jem
I reached the Tunisian town of El Jem (or El Djem) by train from Sousse, but it wouldn't matter which direction you came from: you can't miss the El Jem Amphitheatre. It towers out of the desert, shading the...
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74Hokkaido’s Mount Usu Volcano is Smoking
Perhaps the least visited large island of Japan is Hokkaido in the north, since it's relatively far away from the main cities of Tokyo or Osaka, and doesn't have the fame of places like Hiroshima or Okinawa....
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77Visiting Santa Claus in Finnish Lapland
Having a white Christmas had been a dream of mine for most of my life, so when I holidayed in Finnish Lapland’s main city Rovaniemi in late December, visiting Santa Claus was right at the top of my...
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78Visiting the Vienna Boys' Choir at Home
Think about famous choirs and your top five will definitely include the Vienna Boys' Choir. Unbelievably, these little angels (well, that’s how they look and sound!) have been singing for over 500 years,...
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