The strange and startling Chapel of Bones in Evora, Portugal

We only can guess what kind of thinkings had the monks decorating the chapel with human bones, but looking at the small skulls, one realizes how high was the children mortality rate in those cruel...

Le Reminet, Le Fork and how to grab a bargain lunch

A friend at work always cut out vouchers and searched for internet offers and she never paid full price, in fact I think she got paid to take things of their hands sometimes. I always had an...

Currency and payment in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is one of the few European Union member states that still uses its own currency – the Bulgarian LEV (BGN). The Bulgarian lev has a fixed exchange rate for the EUR with a currency rate of...

Do you like to make wishes? Here's a suggestion in Portugal

The dolmen-chapel of S. Brissos, or the feast of Our Lady of Deliverance, in the Municipality of Montemor-o-Novo near Evora, is a curious example of the adaptation of megalithic monument...

Iceland's South Coast

The south coast is one of Iceland’s most visited sightseeing areas, stretching from the capital region Reykjavik to the black beaches of Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in the east. The density of...

Hemingway, Midnight in Paris and a touch of history

I am back to writing about Paris and finding this far more difficult than writing my two previous books which were essentially travelogues about Provence and Catalonia. Paris is throwing up too...