Beachmasters Costa Brava

Stretching north to the French border, the Costa Brava, or ‘rugged coast’, is by far the prettiest and classiest of Spain’s three principal holiday coasts. Though you’ll find plenty of overdevelopment and English breakfasts, there are also unspoiled coves, charming seaside towns with quality restaurants, spectacular scenery, and some of Spain’s best diving. I had …

Champagne

[su_quote cite=”Lily Bollinger” url=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollinger#Expansion_under_Lilly_Bollinger”]I only drink champagne when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it – unless I’m thirsty.[/su_quote] Champagne arouses …

Eurotrip 2015 – Neuschwanstein

Eurotrip 2015 – Neuschwanstein

Our last stop on the Eurotrip was Neuschwanstein Castle, in Germany. One of the greatest castles in Europe – and one of the world’s foremost tourist attractions. Part theatre, part fairytale, Neuschwanstein Castle embodies the soul of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, popularly known as ‘mad King Ludwig’. Neuschwanstein was designed to be a hideaway …

Eurotrip 2015 – Ljubljana

Eurotrip 2015 – Ljubljana

Our fourth stop in the Eurotrip was Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana — with a lazy old town clustered around a castle-topped mountain — is often compared to Salzburg. It’s an apt comparison, but only if you inject a healthy dose of breezy Adriatic culture, add a Slavic accent, and replace Mozart with local architect Jože Plečnik. …

Eurotrip 2015 – Bulgaria

Eurotrip 2015 – Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s central heartland is vital to the national consciousness, for its role in the 18th- and 19th-century National Revival; this legacy lingers in the period architecture of Lovech and Koprivshtitsa, and at battle sites such as the forested Shipka Pass. The area around the Central Mountains contains two mayor mountain ranges: the Stara Planina and the Sredna …

Iceland

Iceland

[su_quote cite=”Stephen Markley” url=”http://talesoficeland.com/”]The problem with driving around Iceland is that you’re basically confronted by a new soul-enriching, breath-taking, life-affirming natural sight every five goddamn minutes. It’s totally exhausting.[/su_quote] Last year I had the chance visit one of the top destinations on my bucket list with my friend, Eveline. Iceland is a land sculpted by …

Cuba

Cuba

Last year I had the chance to travel to the wonderful island of Cuba with my friend Laura Berger for three weeks. Not having posted any of the pictures taken there I figured this post was long overdue. If you ever would want Cuba now might be the time as recent news is indicating that …