Berlin and no time?! A guide for visitors who love to be tourists
“And I’ll tell you in advance, you will come back.” I am not a ‘Berliner’ (a person who lives in Berlin or better ‘is Berlin’). I know the city well, but still being […]
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Tallinn, Estonia – a swift 100 years by way of introduction
Tallinn, capital city, population 392,331. Language, Estonian and Russian. Independence stated 24th February, 1918. Handed back, by pseudo-authoritarian Konstantin Päts in a shady May protection pact, 1940. The red bear swallowed the country whole by June. […]
Travels Around Europe: Part One
Travels Around Europe: Part One Summer 2011 consisted of many things for me, but the best by far was a trip around France, Italy and the Netherlands. Travelling around Europe by train for a month […]
Independence Hall, Philadelphia – An Englishman enters the heart of the American revolution and meets a revolutionary
To get into Independence Hall is completely free as befits the home of American liberty. You do though need a timed ticket, which I had neglected to pick up. It was only the kindness of […]