Whether you are taking a stroll through the harbour, walking down Park Street or exploring Bristol’s alternative scene, there is always some kind of music tinkling (or occasionally blaring) away. It may be a busker, a DJ set, or one
1. Havana, Cuba Havana is famous for its cobbled streets, ancient Chevrolets, and crumbling Spanish colonial buildings. In the 1950s the city was a fashionable haunt of the author and journalist, Ernest Hemingway and today very little has changed. One almost feels
You may know it as Belorussia but that’s passé. Instead, refer to this ex-Soviet country as Belarus, a name that rolls off the tongue as easily as it is to visit these days. This authoritarian destination, dubbed “The last dictatorship in Europe” is
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1. County Mayo, Ireland Escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and spend a weekend in the rugged and wild landscape of County Mayo on the West Coast of Ireland. Despite occupying almost 6,000 square kilometres, Mayo has a
The important thing, our guide Norman tells us at the start of our rhino trek, is not to make any sudden or fast movements. These big beasts might weigh a couple of tons but they can go from naught to
Sitting in El Floridita bar in Havana‘s Old Town, perhaps on the very seat American novel list Ernest Hemingway was once perched, sipping the very cocktail – a Daiquiri – he loved to sip, I was aghast at just how many
In medieval times, this part of Europe saw the rise of powerful cities, ruling the waves in the Baltic and North Seas. Those days are long gone, but the fairy tale houses, narrow streets, cavernous churches and ornate town halls
You will definitely have heard of Taiwan. If you are reading this on a smartphone, then you own a piece of Taiwanese technology, but this large island is officially unrecognized by all but 19 countries. As a result of its complexity, Taiwan,
Nicknamed ‘The Rome of the North’ and ‘The Jerusalem of Lithuania’, Vilnius and religious treasures; not to mention the oldest Baroque old town in northern Europe. But Vilnius is not just a living museum – it has a forward-thinking, confident charm that