Rain, rain, rain. In Reykjavik it rains a lot. Low visibility, not the suitable weather for whale watching. Roaming in town isn’t an option as well: the wind blows open the umbrellas. But the coffee shops are comfortable, studied precisely … Read More
The Snaefellssness Peninsula, about 100 kilometres north from Reykjavik, is overlooked by the Snaefells Volcano and its glacier. This is were Jules Verne’s ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ started. Descend, bold traveller, into the crater of the jökull … Read More
We all look forward to that time of year when we can switch off the computer or down tools and plan a little vacation time. Whether you are vacationing alone, with family or with a group of friends, it always … Read More
“I’m going to Japan for a few months.” That was the moment a lifelong dream, nurtured through years of fascination with the “Land of the Rising Sun,” finally became a reality. After eight years as a mechanical engineer for the … Read More
In the Italian region Emilia Romagna there are many little villages and hamlets, natural beauties and views still unknown to most visitors. Some of them are not far from San Marino, or from the world renown summer destinations Rimini and … Read More
Kastelorizo is a Greek island in the Levantine Sea, Mediterranean’s eastern outskirts. A small place, such a small place there is not even a map in the tourism board office. They would just tell you where you need to go: … Read More
Most people, trying to figure out Moscow, imagine it grey, rainy and crowded. It’s all true. The buildings appear often as a whole with the grey sky and riding on a car in this town requires a good deal of … Read More
If you plan wisely, you may be able to experience all is worth – more or less – in Catalonia, the region in the south of Spain bordering with France. Let’s start with Barcelona, the first leg of our trip. … Read More
Chances are if you live anywhere in the Western hemisphere (particularly Britain!) you’ve looked out of your window at some point this week and thought ‘how depressing’. Drizzly rain and biting cold winds aren’t many people’s idea of a good … Read More