12 September, 2011
Peter Jacobs had the fortune of being in Berlin at the time of the opening of the Berlin Wall. He relates his observations of the events at the time.
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Submitted by: Peter Jacobs | Categories: Europe, Summer Reads
11 August, 2011
It's autumn in the Po Delta in Italy. A couple of kiwis are freedom camping in an old van and tasting the local eels. It's not just the Renaissance buildings that are intriguing. The other car park dwellers are a mysterious lot.
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Submitted by: Suzanne Middleton | Categories: Europe
18 July, 2011
A giant ice-cream cone graces a seaside store in the north west of England.
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Submitted by: Julie Starr | Categories: Photographs, Europe
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Submitted by: Julie Starr | Categories: Photographs, Europe
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Submitted by: Julie Starr | Categories: Europe, Photographs
18 July, 2011
Silbury Hill, a manmade chalk mound near Avebury in Wiltshire, UK. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silbury_Hill)
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Submitted by: Julie Starr | Categories: Photographs, Europe
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Submitted by: Julie Starr | Categories: Europe, Photographs
17 July, 2011
Bavaria is one of Europe’s most picturesque regions as well as an economic dynamo of Germany. Its beautiful capital, Munich, has lost none of the charm of its rich medieval heritage, despite being the capital of an industrially vibrant federal state. Though famous for the Oktoberfest – a huge attraction every autumn – the city’s agreeable climate, unique architecture and vibrant cultural life draw tourists from all over the world throughout the year.
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Submitted by: J. D. Fencer | Categories: Europe
05 July, 2011
Belgium has an interesting history and an interesting future, writes Mark Webster, after a visit to Ypres and a cultural lesson along the way.
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Submitted by: Mark Webster | Categories: Europe
05 July, 2011
Holland has changed in 26 years: after several shifts in philosophy and experience, five-lane motorways can grind to a stop and the once-vaunted rail service is faltering.
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Submitted by: Mark Webster | Categories: Europe
05 July, 2011
A New Zealander ventures onto British roads in his first foray into the UK in 26 years, finding long lost relatives and unbelievable weather along the way.
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Submitted by: Mark Webster | Categories: Europe
11 May, 2011
I wasn’t going to eat my food anyway but I felt irked all the same that this weighty German beside me was leaning over my tray table and helping himself uninvited to my lunch.
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Submitted by: Richard McColl | Categories: Europe
05 February, 2011
In the recent past it was dubbed "Dear ol' Dublin". But that was the past. Almost overnight, thanks to the recession, the pricey city has become an extremely good-value destination. Yet, it hasn't lost any of its legendry style and youthful buzz.
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Submitted by: J. D. Fencer | Categories: Europe
15 November, 2010
For a few hours diners experience the life of the blind at a London restaurant as they eat their meals in the pitch darkness while being served by blind waiters. Inside Dan's le Noir? we rely on the blinds' eyes.
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Submitted by: Chloe Johnson | Categories: Europe, Food & Wine, Features
27 October, 2010
Poland's a city of contrasts. From the chilling and morbid history of Auschwitz to the intense young party scene, Chloe Johnson leaves Krakow with mixed emotions.
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Submitted by: Chloe Johnson | Categories: Europe, Europe
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Submitted by: Carlos Alejandro Falcó Chang | Categories: Europe, Illustrations, Cycling
17 June, 2010
A mother of two attempts long-haul travel with a baby and a toddler... and survives.
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Submitted by: Patricia Compter | Categories: Families , Europe, Asia, Asia
21 January, 2010
Every May there is an annual gathering of thousands of Gypsy folk from the four corners of Europe and beyond, to venerate patron saint Sara. This extraordinary event, in the Camargue region of France, attracts many non-Gypsy people who are welcomed to this Catholic celebration. The article explains the myth and gives a first-hand account of the procession and the spectacles in the little town of Saintes Maries de la Mer.
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Submitted by: Kevin Miles | Categories: Europe, Europe
21 January, 2010
Every May there is an annual gathering of thousands of Gypsy folk from the four corners of Europe and beyond, to venerate patron saint Sara. This extraordinary event, in the Camargue region of France, attracts many non-Gypsy people who are welcomed to this Catholic celebration. The article explains the myth and gives a first-hand account of the procession and the spectacles in the little town of Saintes Maries de la Mer.
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Submitted by: Kevin Miles | Categories: Europe, Europe
10 December, 2009
Irish-born Nelsonian Rachel Ryan can’t believe her luck (but being Irish one would expect her to be at least slightly serendipitous) – her job these days takes her and small groups of travelers from New Zealand’s winter shores back to her homeland where they spend 10 summer days tripping about in Ireland on a cultural-immersion walking experience. Rachel runs her walking tour business, Walk the West of Ireland, from her home in Delaware Bay near Nelson.
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Submitted by: Caroline Crick | Categories: Europe, Europe
10 December, 2009
Irish-born Nelsonian Rachel Ryan can’t believe her luck (but being Irish one would expect her to be at least slightly serendipitous) – her job these days takes her and small groups of travelers from New Zealand’s winter shores back to her homeland where they spend 10 summer days tripping about in Ireland on a cultural-immersion walking experience. Rachel runs her walking tour business, Walk the West of Ireland, from her home in Delaware Bay near Nelson.
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Submitted by: Caroline Crick | Categories: Europe, Europe
24 November, 2009
Nathan Gray heads to Rome and gets incredibly lucky when it comes to scoring tickets for the big game.
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Submitted by: Nathan Gray | Categories: Europe
24 November, 2009
In every building, the corridors hold pictures of victims. They look out, expressions of anguish in their eyes. So many faces, so many corridors. It's impossible to walk away unmoved from Auschwitz.
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Submitted by: Nathan Gray | Categories: Europe
17 July, 2011
Towards the end of a long-haul journey across Europe an adventurous Australian in a wheelchair confronts a problem: he's on a strict budget but wants to see the fabled interior of the luxurious Monte Carlo - a vexing problem until he starts to think laterally ...
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