Sümeg, Hungary
Mary Murphy
August 27, 2025
Driving into the town of Sümeg never fails to evoke an audible wow. The thirteenth-century castle perched on the hill is quite spectacular. It has
Driving into the town of Sümeg never fails to evoke an audible wow. The thirteenth-century castle perched on the hill is quite spectacular. It has
Borders have been in the news so often lately that they’ve a bad smell about them. For many, crossing the border has become the goal
Not far from us is one of the most visited towns in Hungary – Zalakaros. With its 9 hotels, it has more than 1000 hotel
Slovakia, I’m impressed. Banská Bystrica is yet another gorgeous town surrounded by the Low Tatras where the Italian custom of passeggiata is alive and well.
One of the best things about travelling by car and avoiding toll roads is that you can follow the signs that catch your eye. So
Headed to Poland, to the Tatras, driving, we needed to break up the journey and overnight somewhere. I left it to himself to choose. I
We’ve not been to Vis. Not yet. We’re going, though. Sometime. We want to visit the farthest inhabited island off the Croatian coast with a
I’m big on bearing witness to history. The slave market in Zanzibar left a lasting impression and I was expecting something similar at Bunce Island.
Tasso Island is one of the islands that dot the Sierra Leone River Estuary. Home to a relatively new ecotourism project, its beach-side chalets and
The distance by road from Freetown to Kabala is about 300 km. The drive took more than 5 hours. Some of the road is good,
