I don’t remember who “they” were. Perhaps it was a collection of travellers over the years; a disgruntled salesmen who had been covering Northern Germany for too long; or maybe it was from an actual Bremener I’d met in my travels. Who ever it was, they added to be the voice in my head that […]
Don’t go to Bremen, they said – It’s an industrial scheiße-stadt, they said
July 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The wonder that is Petra, and the best time to see The Treasury
August 8, 2012 By 5 Comments
Petra is one of those places that I knew of but didn’t know a lot about. Most people (at least from my generation) would know Petra from the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but kids of my generation were certainly not taught much about this part of the world in school (or maybe […]
A day in Dubrovnik
June 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
I only had a brief amount of time to visit Croatia so I opted not to visit any islands on this trip. I didn’t want to start something I couldn’t finish, so I limited myself to visiting a few key cities. One city I’ve always wanted to visit was the UNESCO World Heritage Site of […]
Apocalypse Wow! Judgement day frescoes at the Rila Monastery – Bulgaria
July 10, 2010 By 9 Comments
The Rila Monastery in Bulgaria is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and perhaps the most well known structure in the country. When you enter the monastery it just looks like an old fort and it doesn’t prepare you for the view that is inside. The monastery is famous for its frescoes by Bulgarian artist Zahari […]
