Belvedere Gardens and Palaces, Vienna
The Upper Belvedere For many of us, when we think of Vienna, the names that come most quickly to mind are Johann Strauss, the Waltz King, and Franz Josef, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor. And maybe Sigmund Freud.
The Upper Belvedere For many of us, when we think of Vienna, the names that come most quickly to mind are Johann Strauss, the Waltz King, and Franz Josef, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor. And maybe Sigmund Freud.
Magaluf at night, in a quieter moment... Photo: Rafael Ortega Diaz / Wikimedia Responding to repeated complaints from locals and other visitors about badly-behaved British tourists, two resort towns in Spain's Balearic Islands...
Vienna already has 200 free WiFi spots—and that will be doubled by the end of 2015!" Vienna is going public WiFi in a big way, with 150 free hotspots (not yet the 200 advertised in the poster)...
Pyramiden , a town located on a fjord on Norway's Spitzberg island, is now a ghost town. It was a former Soviet owned coalmine that boomed in the 70's and 80's having some 1200 Russian residents before being abandoned in the 90's . Although Norwegian...
Jim Carter, known to millions as Mr. Carson, the stiff and formal, but warm-hearted, butler of Downton Abbey, has taken on a new job as a spokesman for VisitLondon's "Autumn's Season of Culture" digital campaign. London doesn't like to boast,...
One of the Sognefjord ferries that connect the towns and cities along Norway's western fjords in an area where the road network is sparse, and closes in winter. This ferry was paused as our express boat approached; minutes later the two ships...
Vigeland Sculpture Park in Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway was a lot more than I expected. The sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework and has more than 200 nude sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Vigeland not...
Branch of Casavana, a Florida Cuban favorite, at Ft Lauderdale Photo: Delaware North A welcome trend in airports, especially for those of us who sometimes find airports so alike we wonder where we are: More airports are...
Sabre Corp, a huge company that processes reservations for airlines and hotels, confirmed that its systems were hit recently by hackers. Bloomberg reports that those familiar with the investigation say the hackers are linked...
As China's domestic tourism market grows, there's a welter of travel agencies competing for the business, but surveys indicate that most travelers are looking for independent travel, and in particular they are not happy with packages.
RyanAir flew over 10 million passengers in the month of July. That's an 11 percent increase over last year. Their spokesman Kenny Jacobs said "This is the first time ever that any airline has carried over 10 million international...
Farmers' markets in regions that have four seasons are, as you'd expect, different in character than those you find in tropical climates. Harvest is seasonal, so the best times to visit them is during the summer and...
I just like the colour and the intrigue of the contents of this store front in Brussels complete with the guy speaking on his mobile phone. Standing on the edge of the Flea Market in Brussels, this is very much a 'people watching' location.
Photo by PortMoresby: Car Ferry, Suez Canal The Suez Canal inaugurates its major extension with celebrations. They are opening a 35km parallel channel to the...
And you thought all you had to do to be a Viking was grow a beard, wear a helmet, swing an ax and raid Britain! These days, it seems, everything requires a degree, and a continuing-education college in Norway is offering the course, including...