Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Europe

Sweden's city of surprises

You would hardly expect to find a slice of London in Gothenburg but quite by chance we've stumbled across it. Just a short distance from the central station in the middle of a lovely park - popular with office workers snatching a little sunshine in their lunchbreak - stands the graceful Palmhouse.
February 15, 2013, 3:57 pm
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Going underground

On January 9, 1863, a steam locomotive huffed and puffed out of Paddington station and plunged beneath London's chronically congested streets.
February 15, 2013, 9:14 am

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True tales to rival Tintin

As a seven-year-old, while other kids would lie under the covers turning back the page corners so they could retrace their steps in Choose Your Own Adventure books, I'd be in bed poring over the heavy world atlas the great traveller Santa had given me for my first Christmas in Australia. I'd plan adventures in Scandinavia and the Sahara. The place names intrigued me and I'd repeat them over in my head; Dagestan and Djibouti, Toronto, Tromso, Tyrol.
February 8, 2013, 3:22 pm

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Walk by luminous waters

It is a beautiful sight. We are looking down to an emerald valley, where streams of silvery water flow into a succession of turquoise, azure and blue lakes. Intrigued, we walk down into a spellbinding place of glistening water and shimmering leaves.
February 4, 2013, 9:00 am

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Cruising the rails in five-star luxury

High-class rolling stock is challenging the ocean liner as a tourism experience of a lifetime.
January 28, 2013, 9:14 am

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A guiding light in Florence

A personal guide can help to take some of the stress out of travel.
January 28, 2013, 9:00 am

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Messing about in (narrow) boats

A canal trip through the English countryside presents its fair share of challenges.
January 21, 2013, 9:20 am

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Houses of history

France's numerous chateaux serve both as reminders of an eventful past and as very popular tourist attractions.
January 11, 2013, 1:56 pm

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Charms from mountain to beach

The bells of the beautiful old church of St Mary of the Angels, which sits on a small promontory jutting into the Adriatic, chime at 7am to start the day at one of Italy's most popular seaside resorts, the bustling town of Caorle, 60km north of Venice.
January 7, 2013, 2:55 pm
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Goals and garbs in Manchester

Figures from Visit Britain, the country's tourism agency, suggest the UK gets a ï¿½706 million ($1.1 billion) boost from "football" tourism each year. Around 900,000 overseas football supporters watch a live match during their travels in Blighty.
January 7, 2013, 2:06 pm
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Beatles country

Once the richest port in the British Empire, by the 1980s Liverpool wallowed in dilapidated housing and high unemployment and discontent.
January 7, 2013, 1:47 pm
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Flowers of Scotland

They don't call it bonnie Scotland for nothing. The northern half of Britain is picturesque in many different ways. You don't have to look too far to find stunning scenery, a landscape filled with texture and colour, thoughtfully laid-out gardens and architecture which complements its surroundings. Here is my pick of the best . . .
January 7, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Charismatic Krakow

You don't have to look far to see evidence of the devotion that the people of Krakow have for their former archbishop who became the first Polish pope.
December 27, 2012, 11:41 am

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Waltz around vibrant Vienna

The former imperial capital of Austria's Habsburgs is one of the world's most beautiful cities.
December 17, 2012, 10:28 am
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An alpine adventure

Zurich is a great place to come to
December 17, 2012, 10:11 am
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Literary dreams at last revisited

Castle Howard is the spellbinding setting for TV and film versions of an Evelyn Waugh novel.
November 20, 2012, 6:29 am

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Cyprus lures tourists with beaches and golf

Swimming around Aphrodite’s Rock in Cyprus is meant to bring eternal love, or at least good luck, according to a local legend.
November 19, 2012, 10:56 am

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Irish clan get-togethers

Clan gatherings one way to come up Irish
November 19, 2012, 10:56 am

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Spoilt for choice in Alsace

The blending of French and German cultures has fashioned one of Europe's most charming small cities.
November 19, 2012, 10:09 am

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In the lap of Mother Russia

Explore the former Soviet Union's highlights by ship on a fascinating journey.
November 13, 2012, 2:13 pm

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