Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 22, 2015: Howick Hall, Northumberland
Aerial view of Howick Hall , Northumberland, England.
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Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, England
The Abbey is situated in the wooded River Rye valley near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, in the northeast of England and has an enviable position. The River Rye valley at this point is heavily wooded and provides shelter to lower lying farmland.
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sep 15, 2015: Pit Lane, Mdina Grand Prix
One of the highlights on the Maltese events calendar is the Mdina Grand Prix which takes place over 3 days in October. It consists of several group races on a 3 kilometer street circuit around the bastions of the ancient medieval capital of Mdina....
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 13, 2015: South of Naples
This summer, I spent 17 sunny days in beautiful Italy. My boyfriend and I travelled from Turin to the Amalfi Coast, stopping in Bologna, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Cinque Terre, Siena, the Tuscan countryside and Rome. Once in the South, we could...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 7, 2015: A Sicilian Wedding
One of the pleasures of traveling is stumbling on memorable scenes of everyday life. So it was as we waited to gain admittance to the Capella Palatina in Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo. As we paid to enter the complex,...
Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England.
Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian Abbey in the wooded River Skell Valley near Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132 by 13 monks who had been expelled from St Marys Abbey at York.
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 4, 2015: Le Jardin du Petit Sablon, Brussels
In front of the pretty central-Brussels church of Notre Dame du Sablon is the shaded and beautifully laid-out garden of 'Petit Sablon'. The centrepiece of the garden is a gently sprinkling fountain in the centre of which is a large statue.
Visiting Sicily: An introductory overview
Travel guru Rick Steves likes to say (and I'm paraphrasing) that Italy either gets better or worse as you head south from Rome, depending on what you like. If you like a quieter people, trains running almost on time, etc. head...
Good news for European river cruises: the water's back!
CroisiEurope's Leonardo da Vinci on the Neckar at Heidelberg After a spring marked by cruises canceled or modified by too much water in major rivers, and a summer marked by cancellations due to too little water in some rivers, it looks like...
Monreale Cathedral, Sicily (Where Gumbo was #127)
Join DrFumblefinger to admire the amazing gold mosaics and beautiful at this Arab-Norman style church near Palermo
Whitcombe Church, Dorchester.
William Barnes, Dorset's own beloved poet and scholar, was curate of this beautiful church at Whitcombe, just outside Dorchester, England. The church is no longer used but remains consecrated.
Ryanair may hook up with BA, Virgin, TAP for long-haul
Ryanair, the biggest short-haul and budget carrier in Europe has often hinted at starting a trans-Atlantic service, but never taken the step. Now it may...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 12, 2015: Venus de Milo
While at the Louvre in Paris, I saw the Venus de Milo. This has become one of my favorite photos.
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.
Wandering In and Around Split
Truly a vision and sight every tourist should witness off the Dalmatian coast, the city of Split happens to not only be the second largest city in Croatia but one of its finest.