The main train station at Zagreb operates under the rather grand sounding name of Zagreb Glavni Kolodvor, which is what I would've been happy to call it had I not discovered, to my disappointment, that this is simply the Croatian for Zagreb Main Station, something which is considerably easier to say when you're looking for it and everybody …
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Our tour began this morning at 9.30 outside the hotel, where we were met once again by the gloriously sarcastic guide from yesterday. She must have been hungry, however, because we had hardly …
Before I move on from Quebec City, I really should take this opportunity to mention the annual Quebec Winter Carnival - an event which takes place in January or February and has now become the…
From the falls, we drove onto a strange little road out of town which was so narrow that some of the roofs of the roadside houses had huge chunks out of them where passing lorries and coaches …
If you think it's cold in England, you should pay a visit to Quebec during the winter. From what the guide on our tour of the city this morning was telling us, the first snow usually falls her…
Entering French Canada really can be quite a confusing experience for anyone who lists their first language as English, especially those crossing directly over the border from the United Stat…
Simon O'Donovan
Good Guy & I think his compendium could make a good read-he needs to sell a few copies to cover the travelling (guessing)!
Simon O'Donovan Good Guy & I think his compendium could make a good read-he needs to sell a few copies to cover the travelling (guessing)!
re: The Great Ocean Road - Part 1Senga Hillhouse I had my 4th visit to Samye Lings on Wednesday the 9th of July, what a peaceful happy place to be, Heaven on Earth for me
re: Samye Ling Monastery, Eskdalemuir, Scotland