The small town of Kirkwall is big on history
Arriving in the town of Kirkwall was an experience. It’s all so familial that even the car rental picks you…
Author: Pollybert
Orkney – Churchill Barriers and the Southeast
One of the main reasons my friend wanted to visit Orkney was Scapa Flow and Günther Prien. If you don’t…
Cucina Ballerini
When I heard about the opening of Cucina Ballerini I was excited. Finally an Italian restaurant which focuses on Sicilian…
Gastwirtschaft Der Floh
How much do you enjoy going out for dinner? I love it, especially after another lock down of four weeks.…
Orkney – Skara Brae and other Neolithic sites
If you know anything about Orkney you might have heard about Skara Brae. But it’s just one of many Neolithic…
Books
Shooting For the Stars (Gravity Book 3) by Sarina Bowen: Without the many snow/snowboarding/skiing scenes this book would be at…
A long weekend on Orkney – a Scottish adventure
Obh obh (that’s ‘oh dear’ in Gaelic), how I have missed Scotland in 2020. Due to the pandemic we couldn’t…
A week in Tunisia – a club vacation
The fall wave of the Delta variant was almost upon us and my original plans went up in quarantine smoke.…
Brösl
On one of the last warm evenings in Vienna I decided to give ‘Brösl’ a chance. So far I have…
Breakfast at Café Goldegg
Café Goldegg is a typical Viennese coffeehouse from the beginning of the 20th century. Which means upholstered furniture, little marble…
