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Whether embarking on a Eurotrip or a weekend jaunt to a foreign city, European travel requires some smart planning; you may know all the must-see landmarks, but we provide the hidden gems.
Ostia Antica: The Other Pompeii
The hand that used to hold the knife is gone. But the same sunlight still comes streaming down from the trapdoor above, illuminating the cold and changeless features of a forgotten god. The bull is still there too, its head pulled back, throat exposed for the vanished blade. Damp ferns grow around the edges of the skylight above the marble statue.
Ryan FrawleyPublished 3 years ago in WanderBudapest and the Fine Art of Missing Everything
“Where are you guys from?” The young man’s face was pockmarked with acne. His sandy blonde hair was swept back and held in place with a generous amount of some pungent product. On his chest, a bullet dangled from a long silver chain.
Ryan FrawleyPublished 3 years ago in WanderTired Of London
It was two o’clock in the morning. No good ideas come to you at two o’clock in the morning. Lying there wide awake in the darkness of a too-small, too-expensive hotel room, my circadian rhythm torn to shreds by a long flight and a fugitive sun, I found myself wondering if I even enjoy travel any more. Who would, when it looks like this?
Ryan FrawleyPublished 3 years ago in WanderAmalfi, Isolation, and a Night at the Opera
The bus swings wildly around a curve in the road. The sun-hardened rocks of the cliffs stand on one side; the flawless blue ocean on the other. No room for error.
Ryan FrawleyPublished 3 years ago in WanderA Summer Evening in Montpellier: a City in the South of France
The average temperature in Montpellier today was about 28ºC during the day. There were few drops of rain. You could count them if you wanted to. It had been very sunny. The lady who came to fix the AC in our lab today did not do a good job. We had to open the windows. It is summer and summertime here in the south of France is quite unique. I am still wondering why there are a lot of beaches here yet they have less rainfall compared to England. I had a meeting with three of my supervisors on the progress of my research, worked on a few codes to analyze some data, and did some editing on a paper that is about to be published, then I left for home. While cycling along the tramway I changed my mind. "Let's see what the city looks like today especially the city centre". I told myself. Ten minutes later I had climbed a hill while turning my bicycle gear from 6 to 1. I knew I did a good job climbing that hill when a middle-aged lady exclaimed in admiration;
Joseph OvwemuvwosePublished 3 years ago in WanderAfter a year, Europe welcomes travellers back in the hopes of reviving tourism.
After more than a year of Covid-imposed limitations, Europe is reopening to Americans and other visitors in the hopes of drawing tourists - and their cash - back to the continent's trattorias, landscapes, and cultural treasures. Travelers, on the other hand, will require patience to figure out who is permitted to enter which country, how, and when.
Hanifa AkhtarPublished 3 years ago in WanderMy Dream Destination: Ukraine
Long before I started watching Bald and Bankrupt's travel vlogs, my wish was to visit multiple post-Soviet countries such as Ukraine in the nearer future. I believe that travelling to Ukraine would be a magical experience to remember, especially if it was another destination that I wanted to explore for quite some time. The day will come, it will just take time. I want to first learn and master travelling on a plane independently. I also want to experience Russia with my brother and see how I enjoy it, before I decide to travel to another post-Soviet destination like Ukraine.
Talia DevoraPublished 3 years ago in WanderThis will make your holiday in Sardinia unforgettable!
Fortunately, in Sardinia it is forbidden to build hotels over several floors. Therefore there are no concrete bunkers and few expensive hotels by the sea. The solution? A holiday villas right by the sea with or without a pool, but with fantastic views and the beach often only a few meters away.
Luxury Villas ZilicPublished 3 years ago in WanderRemembering The Wild in us
Remembering The Wild in us The Kitten and the Castle by Coral Sundfeld I recognise a Souls Calling, when it arrives, turn your world upside down and it will taunt you to wake up, to pivot and pause until you listen to the beckoning of synchronicity. It was some time before I heeded the call - a broken toe, next my hands became spontaneously inflamed and did not allow me to continue to work.
Coral HarveyPublished 3 years ago in WanderFalkirk, Scotland: the town where I was born
“I remember, I remember, the house where I was born”, wrote Thomas Hood in the early 19th century. I can remember neither the house nor the Scottish town in which that house still stands, having left both at a very early age in order to grow up in another town hundreds of miles away.
John WelfordPublished 3 years ago in WanderPowis Castle, Wales
Powis Castle, which is also known as Castell Coch (the red castle), is close to the town of Welshpool which is just on the Welsh side of the England/Wales border.
John WelfordPublished 3 years ago in WanderChronicled Sites in Italy-Pompeii
For what reason would you need to visit Pompeii, a city that was frozen on schedule during the first century AD? What is it about this lost city, presently rediscovered, that draws such countless guests and rouses such a lot of consideration? For what reason is Pompeii huge?