Aegean and Olympic, Greece’s two main airlines will be under joint ownership, but will continue to operate as two brands. Aegean’s takeover of its rival has been approved by the European Commission and will take effect Oct. 18.
Cruise ship is dwarfed by steep mountains as it enters Norway’s Naeroyfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord in the rugged coastal mountains north of Bergen. A network of these deep waterways connects scattered areas of small towns and farms on…
Some suggestions on the budget use of a cell phone at home or when abroad.
Not much survives of old Cologne anymore, it largely having been destroyed in WWII. This neighborhood is one of the exceptions.
The storied Chateau D’If sits on the small island of If, just a short ferry ride from Marseille’s Vieux Port. Built originally (depending on your view) to defend Marseille from invasion or to keep Marseille under the king’s control.
One of the most iconic images of England is that of the Houses of Parliament (House of Lords and House of Commons), and its famous clock tower (Big Ben).
There are several good day trips one can make from Venice, one of the easiest being to the fun small city of Padova (which we Anglophiles often call Padua)
There are several other island communities in this large (>200 square mile) lagoon that can be comfortably visited in an enjoyable day trip from Venice, all easily accessible by vaporetto.
With increasing excitement we journeyed from Florence through Tuscany and finally over the long bridge to this island city. I usually try not to have ‘great expectations’ about big name travel destinations because they’ve not lived up to my expectations; fortunately this was not the case with Venice.
It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for an historic city than the heart of Tuscany; that’s where you’ll find Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and the modern world.
Aegean and Olympic, Greece’s two main airlines will be under joint ownership, but will continue to operate as two brands. Aegean’s takeover of its rival has been approved by the European Commission and will take effect Oct. 18.
Cruise ship is dwarfed by steep mountains as it enters Norway’s Naeroyfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord in the rugged coastal mountains north of Bergen. A network of these deep waterways connects scattered areas of small towns and farms on…
Some suggestions on the budget use of a cell phone at home or when abroad.
Not much survives of old Cologne anymore, it largely having been destroyed in WWII. This neighborhood is one of the exceptions.
The storied Chateau D’If sits on the small island of If, just a short ferry ride from Marseille’s Vieux Port. Built originally (depending on your view) to defend Marseille from invasion or to keep Marseille under the king’s control.
One of the most iconic images of England is that of the Houses of Parliament (House of Lords and House of Commons), and its famous clock tower (Big Ben).
There are several good day trips one can make from Venice, one of the easiest being to the fun small city of Padova (which we Anglophiles often call Padua)
There are several other island communities in this large (>200 square mile) lagoon that can be comfortably visited in an enjoyable day trip from Venice, all easily accessible by vaporetto.
With increasing excitement we journeyed from Florence through Tuscany and finally over the long bridge to this island city. I usually try not to have ‘great expectations’ about big name travel destinations because they’ve not lived up to my expectations; fortunately this was not the case with Venice.
It’s hard to imagine a prettier setting for an historic city than the heart of Tuscany; that’s where you’ll find Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and the modern world.
