Category: Travel Written by Marilyn McFarlane

Fresh grilled trout, fields of wildflowers, battling queens,and a lofty mountain—Paradise can’t get better than that. This particular paradise is Gran Paradiso National Park, in northwestern Italy between Aosta Valley and the Piedmont region. Established in 1922 on land that had

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Category: Travel Written by Ruth Kozak

I’m standing on the crest of Mycenae’s acropolis hill looking out over the ruined ramparts of the ancient citadel. It’s easy to evoke those long-past times and I let my imagination run wild recalling Homer’s tales and the tragedies of the dramatists, Aeschylus and Euripides. The series of

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Category: Travel Written by Nick & Jackie Kruger

The Red Square is one of the first stops for tourists visiting Moscow. The Square was the Soviet parade ground and still is a show of armed forces on Victory day. Red Square is used for concerts, large events and other festivals. As interesting as all of that is, the main reason that people visit

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Category: Travel Written by Erin Connelly

The Holy Island of  Lindisfarne sits just off the North-East coast of England in Northumberland. St Aidan founded the first Christian monastery on the site in 635 AD and the island subsequently became connected with pilgrimage, saints, enlightenment, and serenity until the famous Viking

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Category: Travel Written by Mattie Bamman

To help you decide where to stay in Glasgow, we’ve compiled a list of Glasgow hotels, giving preference to hotels that are near major sights and that offer modern amenities such as wireless internet. Our collection of ‘where to stay’ options includes hotels for every price point, from

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Category: Travel Written by Jen Westmoreland Bouchard

Few first-time tourists to France have heard of Aigues-Mortes, located in the extreme South of France in the Petite Camargue region. However, this medieval, walled village holds many wonders. Aigues-Mortes was established in the 13^th century as the first Mediterranean port in France on the

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Category: Travel Written by Terri Fogarty

Forget the Olympics. Courtesy of Kate Middleton and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, it’s the British monarchy that’s having a defining moment and if you’re flushed with royal fever like the rest of the world, then no visit to England would be complete without experiencing The Treasure Houses of

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