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Things to do in Amsterdam

Budapest is truly one of my favourite cities in Eastern Europe. This city on the banks of the Danube River has a rich and…

The pristine snowy landscapes of Finnish Lapland spread out before me: empty fields covered by a thick blanket of virgin snow, gentle slopes with…

Amsterdam is my home and my favourite city in the world. I vividly remember the first time I visited Amsterdam in the early 1990’s:…

The darling of the central European tourist scene and the cherry on top of many a bucket-list checking, dream fulfilling trip to the continent,…

I remember my first trip to Vienna in the early-1990’s very vividly. The first word that crossed my mind was ‘grand’. Vienna is indeed…

Valencia is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. While its two bigger sisters steal much of the tourism limelight, Valencia…

Amsterdam from a plane window. It’s a view I’ve always wanted to capture on camera but the chances of flying directly across the centre…

I recently visited Liverpool and The Beatles (though I love their music) were the last thing on my mind. I started by checking out…

Costa Brava, in the northern corner of Catalonia (Spain) is one of my favourite destinations in the world. Not many places combine sun, sea,…