A Traveller's Tale

Islay is located off the West Coast of Scotland. It is the most southern of the Hebridean Isles and is the renowned former home of, "The Lord of the Isles." Islay is most famed for its malt whiskies but is also a place of wondrous scenery, fantastic...

The Beecraigs Country Park is located close to the historic town of Linlithgow, in West Lothian, Central Scotland. It offers the visitor some stunning scenery, as well as a range of outdoor pursuits, such as walking, fishing, archery, canoeing and mu...

Edinburgh's Royal Mile is the impressive thoroughfare which connects Edinburgh Castle at the top of the hill with the Palace of Holyroodhouse at the bottom. There can surely be no other street in the world which affords the visitor such a diverse ble...

Inveraray is a small, picture-postcard town on the shores of Loch Shira and Loch Fyne, in Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland. It is no more than two hours' drive from the centre of Glasgow, yet creates the impression - surrounded by the l...

The City of Inverness sits at the mouth of the River Ness - only some six miles from Loch Ness - where it flows into the Moray Firth. It has long since been referred to as the capital of the Scottish Highlands, though it only actually received formal...

Oktoberfest 2009 in Munich has one week left to go! Having lived many years in Munich myself, I found that the Oktoberfest is an inescapable reality you can either love or hate. It celebrates Bavarian tradition like no other single event. On the ot...

This Lens I made for YOU! The most interesting and beautiful places in Europe: Pictures, Tips, Itineraries and other useful and fun stuff on the BEST places in Europe to visit!

  Myth major seeks armchair travelers, art lovers, and born-again pagans for a ramble through the ruins of ancient Greece.   Odyssey Latest Update: Sanctuary of Epidaurus Posted 11.26.09 I visited Greece in spring 2005 for the first time, whe...

Aloha! E Komo Mai! Hele mai! Hele mai! The Big Island of Hawaii, also named Hawaii, is the most diverse of all the Hawaiian Islands. You can travel around the Big Island of Hawaii in one day and go from white sand beaches to snow capped volcanoes; f...

Top 10 Vacation Spots is all about the most popular vacation spots and most favored places to go for vacation around the world. You can find a lot of places all over the world that can be viewed as top vacation spots depending on the time of year and...

The telephone is unquestionably one of the most significant and radical inventions and subsequent human developments of all time. It changed the field of global communications forever and of course the Internet we are presently using could never have...

Would it make a difference to your day to day existence if you didn't have a TV? Could you survive without your soap operas, your live sports' coverage, your news broadcasts, or indeed any one of an all but infinite number of televisual productions?...

There can be little doubt that the name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will forever be synonymous with the famous resident of 221B Baker Street, a certain Mr Sherlock Holmes. This, while understandable given the popularity of the character and his adventu...

I vividly recall reading two of Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous novels as a schoolboy but cannot remember whether I read "Kidnapped" or "Treasure Island" first. I cannot deny that I found them both somewhat disturbing at the tender age of six -...

Robert "Rabbie" Burns was born on 25th January, 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, in a small cottage which has since been established as an official museum. The occasion of his birthday continues to be celebrated around the globe, but most particularly here...

Pronounced "EEEs-Lah-Moo-heh-res," Isla Mujeres is a small island just five miles off the coast of Cancún, Mexico. Isla Mujeres is a peaceful little island that makes a perfect vacation destination to hit the beach, catch some sun, a...

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Whether you are a novice traveler who isn't quite sure how to go about planning a trip to France, or a seasoned jet-setter, this lens has info you can use - from how to get a U. S. passport and what to pack, to recommendations for learning the maximu...

Islands in general, and the Caribbean islands in particular, are among the top 10 vacation destinations to go in 2009. Year in, year out, millions of tourists come to the small, beautiful islands of the Caribbean. Next time you are planning to go on...

Puerto de la Cruz, a cosmopolitan, delightful, charming old-colonial town, is located on the north coast of Tenerife, which is often regarded as one of the last remaining paradise islands. Amuse your senses with the incredible views, amiable climat...