Two weeks in the USA, divided in to 3 different cities :)
So, the USA isn't a part of Europe and wasn't originally on my list, however, the flights are incredibly reasonable and since Mum was taking a 2 week trip to New York, it seemed an excellent excuse to go back and revisit one of my favourite cities in the world. I flew out of Paris in the ( Read more... )

Have I really only covered up to Austria? Oh dear god.
So, next up, I left the Busabout system and took to making my way by train. I was heading to Switzerland but not before stopping in Europe's 4th smallest micro nation, Lichtenstein! If you've seen 'A Knight's Tale' you may remember that Williams's fake identity saw him parade as a Knight from ( Read more... )

Vienna Hot Chocolate
I remember as a teen coming across a 'Vienna Hot Chocolate' on a menu, ordering it and being delighted to receive a big glass of hot chocolate, topped with a mountain of whipped cream. So on arriving in Vienna, I was a bit excited about tracking down that, and other gastronomical delights.

Our first night in Vienna was Becky's ( Read more... )

I really only covered Norway and Greece!? God I'm a slack blogger. So, here is Scotland, in two parts!

I had been looking forward to heading to Edinburgh for some time, especially as I was going to be there during the Fringe Festival. I was thinking the other day why I had booked the specific time in Edinburgh that I had, obviously I had a end point ( Read more... )

There are no words for the splendor that is Yosemite National Park. There is nothing sufficient to capture and convey it's beauty. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it ( Read more... )