Stories from travels in

Mary Murphy

Minneapolis, MN

I’d be hard pushed to tell you where Minneapolis ends and St Paul begins. My geography and sense of place, never good at the best

Fort Snelling, Minnesota

“Discover the deep cultural, social, military, and political history of this historic site near the confluence of the rivers. Take a guided tour, view an

Picturesque Piran

The vague recollection of walking the harbour at Piran didn’t start niggling until Day 2 in this fabulous Slovenian town. Walking from the outer beach

Zalaszántó Stupa

When we travel on a fixed route from A to B, we often miss so much in between. We’re so focused on getting there on

Desktop travel

I read this morning that on this day, back in 1386 , St John of Capistrano, leader of the 1456 Battle of Belgrade, was born.

Zagreb revisited

Zagreb hasn’t featured on my list of cities to return to. I remember being singularly unimpressed with it, the last time I was there ….

Kis-Balaton Tour

I’ve driven the road from the village to Sármellék and on to Balatonszentgyörgy often enough to comment repeatedly on the dead trees and reed fields