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Dortmund is a large, robust city in Germany’s Ruhrgebiet built on the solid foundations of coal, steel and er, beer. Ok, so the coal mines and steel mills are increasingly winding down or grinding to a halt, but the local breweries are still merrily churning out the local tipple – mostly [...]
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While the rest of Austria snoozes by the fire in its easy chair, it looks as if the city of Linz has snook out the bedroom window in search of a bit of fun and excitement.
Linz doesn’t have the elegant architecture or high-brow cultural flair of Salzburg or Vienna, but [...]
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Rimini, the undisputed capital of Italy’s beach tourism industry may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s one of those places that truly does offer something for everyone – you just have to look past the packed beaches and slightly cheesy nightclubs.
It’s a sad state of affairs really. The [...]
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The city of Billund in Denmark may be renowned for being the home of plastic men, women, trees, cars…you name it, it’s got clickable bits, but that doesn’t mean Legoland is the be all and end all of Billund. There are lots of nice attractions worth seeing if you’re [...]
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Bremen is famous for two things – Beck’s Beer and a creepy children’s fairytale called The Four Musicians of Bremen. In fairness to the Brother’s Grimm, the story probably didn’t set out to be macabre but the artist behind the Ladybird books of the ‘70s saw things differently. If I remember [...]
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She may have known her stalagmites from her stalactites, but back in the day, a certain Geography teacher (you know who you are) definitely couldn’t say Charleroi. If she said it once, she must have said it fifty times…FYI for anyone else out there ignorant of the correct enunciation, you pronounce it “sharl-waw”, not “charl-er-oy”.
So, [...]
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The thing that strikes you when you see Genoa for the first time is the higgledy-piggledy layout of the city. In fact, it’s probably easier to find a needle in a haystack than a stretch of flat pathway in Liguria. As you can probably imagine, stilettos are a no-no and Genoa [...]
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Chania or “Hania”, as it is sometimes known is a lovely, picturesque city that offers reminders of the past around every corner. It is the largest town in western Crete with the second largest population after Heraklion. It is split into two areas, both of which are well worth exploring, then again, if you [...]
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The poet Umberto Saba summed up Trieste perfectly when he said: “Located between the sea and the mountains of Carso, beautiful and fascinating, she does not like to show off, although she conquers her visitor at first sight.”
Anyone who has been to this northeastern Italian city is lying if they tell [...]
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Desperate for inspiration for that next Big Trip? Don’t just sit there daydreaming – get yourself over to Travel Blog Sites, the cheeky offspring of TravelPod. It’s a little goldmine of ideas.
As all web travel writers will know, TravelPod is the original travel blog and has been around for absolutely AGES [...]
