This week Gumbo looks at Reykjavik in our Capital of Culture spotlight. In 2000, for symbolic reasons, 9 European cities were chosen to be designated a European Capital of Culture. One of those was the city of…
Soldiers in statues wave swords, lawyers hold statute books, and rulers brandish proclamations: Why not immortalize a journalist working at a typewriter? We were startled when we first saw this on our one-day stopover in Milan. It’s probably the…
The European Commission has approved use of the lastest wireless technologies (4G, 3G) onboard aircraft. Until now only 2G was allowed. Read more about this in this link.
TG Update: These articles are now available -Capital of Culture Series: LiverpoolCapital of Culture Series: Marseilles Each year, the EU designates a special city or cities as the European Capital of…
Hostels aren’t just bare bones places to stay anymore. They still feature the social aspects of hosteling, but there are large numbers of “Luxury Hostels” popping up, especially in Europe. Things like infinity pools, breakfast on demand,…
One of Europe’s smallest countries, it’s easy not to visit Luxembourg, neatly tucked in between the cultural and economic giants of Europe — France and Germany — and just west of its political capital in Belgium. But its a beautiful…
This week Gumbo looks at Reykjavik in our Capital of Culture spotlight. In 2000, for symbolic reasons, 9 European cities were chosen to be designated a European Capital of Culture. One of those was the city of…
Soldiers in statues wave swords, lawyers hold statute books, and rulers brandish proclamations: Why not immortalize a journalist working at a typewriter? We were startled when we first saw this on our one-day stopover in Milan. It’s probably the…
The European Commission has approved use of the lastest wireless technologies (4G, 3G) onboard aircraft. Until now only 2G was allowed. Read more about this in this link.
TG Update: These articles are now available -Capital of Culture Series: LiverpoolCapital of Culture Series: Marseilles Each year, the EU designates a special city or cities as the European Capital of…
Hostels aren’t just bare bones places to stay anymore. They still feature the social aspects of hosteling, but there are large numbers of “Luxury Hostels” popping up, especially in Europe. Things like infinity pools, breakfast on demand,…
One of Europe’s smallest countries, it’s easy not to visit Luxembourg, neatly tucked in between the cultural and economic giants of Europe — France and Germany — and just west of its political capital in Belgium. But its a beautiful…