Stories from travels in

Europe

Biennale Venice

Biennale (2): Arsenale

People travel to Venice every other year specifically to see the Biennale. Me? I just happened to be there when it was on. If it’s

Biennele

Biennale (1)

People travel to Venice every other year specifically to see the Biennale. Me? I just happened to be there when it was on. If it’s

Life on the water in Venice

Life on the water in Venice. So different yet so much the same. Watch teenagers pilot their boats through the Venetian canals, music blaring from

Tintoretto Scuola grande di San Rocco

Tintoretto

Tintoretto. What a great name. With a great story. Of course, there’s always the chance it might not be quite true. I heard it from

Gondalas in Venice

From Treviso to Venice

Someone was telling me recently that the best way to be a responsible tourist is not to travel to places that are being overrun. They

What to do in Budapest

Hardly a week goes by without someone asking me for advice on where to eat and what to do in Budapest. Usually it’s friends asking

Currency exchange

Before we travel, we check weather forecasts. We check places to eat. We check museums,  galleries, churches, places of interest. We shop around for places

Night life in Dublin

I find it hard to pass an open door. There’s a curiosity about me that wants to know what’s inside. This was rewarded last week

By the Liffey in Dublin

Let’s just wander, I said. And see where we end up. We were headed to the IFC in Dublin’s docklands, down by the Customs House,

Dithering around Dublin 7

Visitors to Dublin can get caught up in the tide of tourists that flows around the hot spots like Trinity College and its Book of