Let’s go on a German travel fest with a trio of cities adventures running through Cologne, Munich and Rhineland. On our adventures, we shall check out the history, sights, gastronomically distinctive iconic pork knuckles and a cruise along the Rhineland river.
Cathedral of Cologne
Moreover, the city of Cologne itself is home to several historical-looking streets. However, as most...
Amsterdam of Netherlands is a city of canals or bicycles as you put it is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. It is home to a population of about 900 thousand. Historically, it was founded at the Amstel, a region given its low-land typical of the Netherlands was dammed to control flooding. Hence, the...
There is nothing as synonymous as the free tissue boxes from petrol kiosks after each top up. This time, the boxes can do more than just find their way into the comfy rear passenger compartments in my family car. Shell is delighted again to announce that the much-awaited Shell tissue box promotion is back from 2nd May...
You will notice the site note being updated in month. It's mainly as I was totally busy with work, hobbies, traveling and stuff. This produced a huge back lot of things I have planned for the site, yet had not found time to update given the busy exam schedule now. It's just the case here in Cambridge,...
Krakow, Poland is a city of history, culture and is one of the oldest cities in Poland. Let’s visit the city of Krakow in Poland. Sitting second-largest in size to Warsaw, Krakow is home to a population of about 800 thousand and was the official capital of Poland until 1596, where it is handed over to Warsaw.
Speaking...
Auschwitz concentration camp is one of the few solemn places you can visit in the world given its horrific history. The camp was built and operated by the German Nazi in German-occupied Poland during World War 2. It saw almost a million people exterminated within the camp grounds. Let's pay the place of solemn history a visit...
The Warsaw Tech Museum is a Polish museum of technology housing a collection of post-war collection of Polish and international hardware. Let’s do a day visit to the museum right in the heart of Warsaw Poland.
Moreover, the Tech museum is also known as the Palace of Culture & Science (PKiN). The museum is an occupant in the...
Warsaw Uprising Museum is a history and interactive museum focused on the various Up risings faced in the city’s war-torn past. It is one of the museums to check out when you are in the Polish city of Warsaw. Let’s take an exploration through the galleries.
Also known locally as the “Warsaw Rising Museum”, it is located at...
The Gestapo Headquarters Museum in Warsaw Poland (also known as the Mausoleum of Memory of Martyrdom) is a must see for anyone traveling through Warsaw for its historical significance and shock factor. The Gestapo abbreviation of Geheime Staatspolizei or the Nazi Secret State Police. They are distinctively identified by the SS-logos.
Warsaw city
Over to Szucha Avenue
Entrance
Furthermore, the museum...
Warsaw City, Poland is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is a city of resilience, history and culture home to a number of world class museums and vast green spaces. Let’s soak in the European city.
Geographically, the City of Warsaw is located with the vast Vistula River running through it. It sits roughly 260 km...
Wallace Collection London is a small cosy museum located in Manchester Square in the city of London. It offers via free-admission, a collection of paintings, sculpture, furniture, arms and armour stored in the former townhouse of the Seymour family. Let’s pay them a visit and see what’s on in the galleries today.
Curation of fine and decorative arts
In...
Icelanders has plenty to be proud of their nomadic Viking history and the National museum of Iceland aims to showcase that. Established in 1863, the museum is located in the heart of Reykjavik on the northwest part of the city. The National Museum of Iceland is the country’s premiere historical museum showcasing the life and culture of...
Iceland’s geographical location up in the northern hemisphere near the earth's poles makes it a feasible place to catch the Northern lights. These natural occuring phenomon of beauty typically appear late at night (about midnight) in winter.
There are several factors which contribute to the formation of the Northern lights, with the most important being a colder...
The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is a geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. Lonely planet ranks it as one of the top 5 most beautiful places in the world. The spa is located in a lava field in Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland and is about an hour drive from...
Iceland is Europe’s westernmost country and home to one of the top 5 dive sites in the world. My dive adventure started off setting off the local commercial dive center and getting to know my dive master for the day who will be taking the dive group for Scuba diving in lake Silfra. The specific area of...
No trip in Iceland will be complete without experiencing the countryside riding on a traditional Icelandic horse, just as how the Vikings did it in the last millennium. Icelandic horses are rather small horses and are just slightly larger than a pony when fully grown. They were chosen by the immigrant Vikings during 800-1000 AD on the...
Overlooking the Icelandic city of Reykjavík perched on a high hill is the Pearl building of Iceland. Called the Perlan in Icelandic, it is a landmark building of the capital of Iceland cladded in white paint topped with a domed shaped glass structure, giving it a modern iconic look, almost like a work of modern architecture and...
Iceland is home to a larger number of natural glaciers and an ideal location if you wish to experience the vertical limit for the day. Many of the glaciers here on the island date back since the last ice age, particularly those located up on the Highland Mountains where the water is pristine and locked in under...
Continuing along the Icelandic Route 1 ring road, a short drive from the majestic Gullfoss waterfalls brings you to the Geysers hot spring park. The word “Geyser” originates from the Icelandic word “Geysir”. It is used in almost all mainstream languages worldwide, including English. The presence of wide open flat grounds littered with spewing steam signifies your...
The Icelandic Golden Circle is one of the few known routes in Iceland which brings you the best of nature along a looping circular road covering half the Icelandic island, therefore its name the Route 1 Ring road. Many of the attractions are a stone throw away from the city of Reykjavik, situated south of the Icelandic...