Photo by Tomas Fano, CC BY 2.0 Chic and synonymous with luxurious yachts and glamorous film stars, today’s post is all about Marbella. One of the hot spots of Spain’s Costa del Sol, Marbella is a destination that is quite…
In spite of being the second smallest of all the continents, Europe is incredibly diverse. From the black sands and glacier capped mountains of Iceland to the coastal cliffs and turquoise sea of Sardinia, the best way to explore all…
There is nothing more exciting than exploring the alleys, nightlife and historical monuments of a new city. From medieval city-walled metropolises to sporting capital, through maritime wonders, we have selected our favorite European cities to visit in 2018. Check them…
The elegant heart of the Mediterranean, Palma is proof that Majorca is much more than just a beach destination. Although a popular tourist destination for decades, it is now drawing in a new type of visitor; those attracted by its…
Out in the Atlantic ocean off the southern coast of Morocco lies one of the more remote sections of the European Union, the Canary Islands. An autonomous region of Spain, the seven large islands and numerous small islands are known…
When planning a vacation in Europe, what usually comes to your mind? Right now, you’re probably thinking about visiting Germany, Switzerland, France, or Italy, among others. However, have you ever thought about travelling to Turkey? A lot of people do not…
After several months of computer problems and other complications....most of them very good complications....I finally had time to sit down and edit some of the images I captured in October 2014 while hiking in the Slovakia Tatras National Park with…
There is a little island out in the middle of the Gulf of Bothnia that feels like it is a thousand miles from anywhere. The mainland to the east is just out of view behind the curve of the Earth…
I've certainly allowed my website to slide the past month. But I have a good excuse. Not only have I been publishing articles elsewhere but I've been developing the first guide to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Most…
Hiking the Untersulzbachtal At the beginning of October, 2014 I joined a small group to hike to the Untersulzbachtal Glacier in Austria’s Hohe Tauern National Park I was one of the speakers at the European Wilderness Society’s Wilderness Academy Days…
About a month ago as I was hiking my way around the valleys of Tatras National Park in northern Slovakia I was struck by the utter absence of bird song and bird life. I noted it here: “Lacking however are birds…
Although I only had two days in Bratislava at the end of my European wilderness trip I had a great time spending the early part of the night moving around the section of the city along the Danube and near…