A road trip around the North Coast – from John o’ Groats to Inverness (part 1)

After missing out on the Northern lights due to a cloudy sky all night long, we left John o’Groats early…

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A Jewish tour of Bucharest

We decided to splurge on our last day in Bucharest on a private tour. Not really my idea but something…

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Peles Castle – a day trip from Bucharest

Spending a long weekend in Bucharest gives you ample time for a day trip out outside the city. Ours was…

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Jerusalem for a day

On my recent trip to Tel Aviv I managed to get to Jerusalem for a day. Let’s be clear about…

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Strolling through Palma

On this recent weekend on Mallorca we spent the majority of our time with day tours. But the hours we…

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Looking for Napoléon in Paris

I was sitting on the plane next to a group of guys who celebrated the birthday of one of their…

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Culloden Moor

History is my thing. Combine that with a love story, roll it into a novel and I won’t come up…

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Cholpon-Ata and the Burana Tower

Our last day in Kyrgyzstan had arrived. Unbelievable how quick the time has passed. Basically we just arrived and all…

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Emin Minaret and Yar City

After leaving Tuyuk village we drove to the Emin Minaret. The minaret is actually the tallest in all of China…

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What I learned in Lyon

One might think that since France is right around the corner from Austria there are not so many differences or…

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