Tag Archives: European Cities
Bergen Weekend
I ❤️ Norway. After last year’s weekend in Stavanger it was Bergen’s turn this year. I had been twice before in 1992 & 2022 but this did not detract from my latest visit, this time with my big sister. We packed a lot in. Thursday afternoon This was spent reorienting and visiting the World Heritage […]
2025 Gone, 2026 Beckons
2025 was a big year for me as it contained a landmark birthday and my silver wedding anniversary. I was to spend my birthday on a ship on the Caribbean Sea. 2025 January Caribbean Cruise For the first time I took a cruise in order to get some winter sunshine. The 2,000 passenger Marella Voyager […]
European Train Tour #1 – Spain
Europe is a wonderful continent. Culturally & geographically diverse and incredibly easy to navigate from the Arctic to the Mediterranean or even the Atlantic to the Pacific. The best way to explore the region is by train with a vast network of train tracks criss-crossing the continent, connecting amazing cities and countries. Arm yourself with […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn Part 3
Tallinn, Estonia Having arrived from Riga by train, we soon found our impressive Airbnb that was right on Town Hall Square in the Old Town. As well as a splendid view of the town hall & square from our window, we were also directly above a brightly decorated Christmas Tree. We had arrived on Russian […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn, Part 2
Making Tracks Having seen much of Riga’s special charm, we decided on a little side trip to the Baltic Coast. The Jaumeri area has long been popular with the city’s inhabitants due to its proximity to the capital, the white sands of its blue flag beaches and the pine fresh air that invigorates visitors. Riga […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn, Part 1
In 2019 we had a trip booked to two Baltic capitals but had to cancel at the last minute. We (Mrs Wilbur, our great friend Chris and I) decided to rebook for 2020, following exactly the same itinerary that we had planned before, flying Air Baltic, staying in central AirBNBs and taking a train between […]
France Part Eight, Le Fin – Champagne!!
It would be a fair reflection to say that Hautvillers was shut for the day! We were doing the Vallée de la Marne Champagne route and this village was described as one of the region’s prettiest. Indeed it was, but it was also pretty much asleep. The general store, cafe, restaurant, art gallery, tourist office, […]
Travelling By Train Across The Balkans – A Short Passage From Montenegro
To set the scene, Hamish and I had taken a taxi from Northern Albania into Bar in Montenegro, before catching a train to the Montenegrin capital……… Our arrival at Podgerica signalled our last train journey on this Balkan trip; it was buses only from now on sadly. First stop Kotor, situated on the Balkan’s largest […]
France Part Sept – Strasbourg to Epernay via Metz and Verdun
We mapped the 350KM route from Alsace, through Lorraine and on to Champagne. As usual we had a lot to pack in – I never have been one for a beach holiday. This is not the same for Rania who puts her love of the sea down to being an Aquarian. We therefore do spend […]
