Kirkenes and a Hike Toward the Russian Border
Whilst aboard the Hurtigruten, cruising around the magnificent coast of Arctic Circle Norway, you get to do some extremely interesting…
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Journey to the Edge: A Personal Guide to North Cape (Nordkapp) and Magerøya, Norway
There are places on this planet that pull at you simply because of what they represent. The “ends of the…
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Peñíscola – Gibraltar of Valencia
Let me tell you a tale. A tale about a small town in the province of Castellón, in what is…
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Zaanse Schans – Bringing Dutch History to Life
While it was still glorious and sunny after my visit to the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, I took a short…
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Amsterdam: Treasures of the National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum)
Amsterdam has the highest density of museums in the world, having over 60. So it is definitely not a place…
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Black Lake of Durmitor National Park
Durmitor National Park, Montenegro. A beautiful mountainous part of the world. Stunning yet wonderfully quiet, especially so early Spring when…
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La Fessa of Smerillo: Through the cleft in the cliff
Smerillo, Le Marche, Italy is an astounding place. So much so it deserves an article of its own that I shall…
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La Conca: Delicious Agriturismo of Le Marche
A day for feasting, a day for walking of a different kind. Walking around the gardens and fields of La…
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A Low Flight Over The Sibillini Mountains
A flight at dawn, low, over the Sibillini Mountains of Italy. Now this was a treat for an early morning…
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Hike through the Gorge dell’Infernaccio up to the Hermitage of San Leonardo
A glorious day for a glorious hike. Was time to venture a little into the Sibillini Mountains and get my…
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Amandola – Gateway to the Sibillini Mountains
It was time to visit Italy again, but away from the usual hotspots you hear of, it was time to…
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Malta – Stay in luxury at Golden Sands Resort
Malta, a small group of islands making up a sun soaked country in the southern Mediterranean Sea, but thinking of…
