Tag: Europe
Guardians Of A Mountain Kingdom: A Drive Through Montenegro
From across the dark water, it looked like fairy lights had been flung against the jagged mountain slopes. Forming arcs and triangles, occasionally broken by backlit towers, Kotor’s twinkles put on quite the show. “You see…” Slavko my guide explained, “The lights form the shape of an old man. He guards this city”.
Continue reading “Guardians Of A Mountain Kingdom: A Drive Through Montenegro”
European Travel: The Art Of Walking Past The Café
If you ever find yourself in Slovenia’s Vintgar Gorge, don’t stop at the end. When you reach the picturesque chalet providing temptingly cold beers and a picnic bench with a view, turn left and keep walking. Within two minutes, you will be completely alone.
Continue reading “European Travel: The Art Of Walking Past The Café”
Dubrovnik’s Ancient Walls In Photos
Around the coastal city of Dubrovnik, solid ochre stone drops directly onto natural cliffs that plunge into the turquoise sea below. The ramparts of its protective walls once used for defence and embattlement, today stage thriving activity of a different kind.
Continue reading “Dubrovnik’s Ancient Walls In Photos”
Walks Through Wildflowers: Exploring Slovenia’s North West
Two hours from the queues at Stansted Airport, I was transported to a world of snowy peaks and bubbling springs.
Continue reading “Walks Through Wildflowers: Exploring Slovenia’s North West”
Ljubljana Is For Love: 24 hours In Slovenia’s Capital
I became inexplicably teary as I listened to the accordion’s brassy tones. I was perched underneath a bronze statue of Preseren; Slovenia’s most beloved poet. From across the main square, his ‘Juliet’ gazed back at us. As a mauve dusk settled over Ljubljana I realised that I was rapidly falling in love…and I don’t even like the accordion.
Continue reading “Ljubljana Is For Love: 24 hours In Slovenia’s Capital”
The Art Of Anatomy At London’s Hunterian Museum
Did you know that barnacles have stomachs? It had never crossed my mind. Neither had I formed opinions on the size of salmon’s ovaries or the intricate structure of a whale’s bladder.
Continue reading “The Art Of Anatomy At London’s Hunterian Museum”
The End Of An Era At London’s Natural History Museum
The first time I entered Hintze Hall I felt very small. I was very small, probably no more than eight years old.
Continue reading “The End Of An Era At London’s Natural History Museum”
Prepping For Adventure: A Day Out At London’s Travel Shows
If you’re anything like me, travel isn’t just something you do but a way of life. The enjoyment I get out of researching, planning and generally letting others inspire me to travel is often on a par with the trips I end up taking.
Continue reading “Prepping For Adventure: A Day Out At London’s Travel Shows”
The Curious Traveller 