My Favourite Bits of Europe: A Photographic Tour
Travel reviews, tips and advice, hotel recommendations.
Table of Contents: Europe
- Map of Europe
- Great Britain
- Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, England
- England
- Guidebooks: Great Britain
- France
- Paris, France
- French Travel Articles: Loire Valley, Brittany and Le Mans
- Loire Valley and Brittany, France
- Guidebooks: France
- French and Italian Classic Cars
- Gibraltar, UK
- The Rock of Gibraltar
- Guidebooks: Gibraltar
- Italy
- Pisa, Italy
- Guidebooks: Italy
- Pisa, Italy
- Tuscany, Chianti, Pisa, Italy
- Colosseum, Rome
- European Guidebook
- Greece
- The Gym at Olympia, Greece
- Guidebooks: Greece
- Temple of Poseidon
- Acropolis, Athens, Greece
- Cameras
- European Food
- European Food Books
- Spain
- Guidebooks: Spain
- Barcelona
- Germany
- Berlin, Germany
- German Guidebooks
- Germany Travel Articles
- Section of Berlin Wall (and some beer)
- More Travel Articles
- Travel Articles by Some of My Favourite Lensmasters
- Please Leave Some Feedback
- European Destination Web-sites
- About Me...
Map of Europe
Great Britain
Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, England
England
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Twickenham, West London, England
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Twickenham is famous as the home of British rugby, the location of the international Rugby Stadium and Rugby Museum, but it is also an ancient town, which features in the Doomesday Book. It is just a mile from Richmond, over the bridge, or or a slig...
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Kew Gardens: Royal Botanical Gardens in London, England
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Kew Gardens are probably the best and most famous botanical gardens in the world and the model on which many others are based. There are several interesting buildings including a royal palace and large glasshouses ranging from a few years old to sev...
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The Lake District, England
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The Lake District in Northern England is a beautiful, peaceful place with large expanses of water to hike around or just sit and look at, charming old hotels and good restaurants. It is a great area to drive around if you don't want to exert yourself...
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Richmond upon Thames, West London
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Richmond upon Thames is beautiful and historically fascinating borough in west London. Richmond Park was the royal hunting grounds and deer still roam free; Richmond Hill has the best view in London, loved by Turner and many other artists (and home...
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London Restaurant Reviews
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This article is a selection of restaurant reviews, mostly in west London. Richmond upon Thames is a beautiful town and also a borough in West London which has many great restaurants. Please follow the link to the restaurant reviews below.
Guidebooks: Great Britain
Driving Tours Britain (Frommer's Britain's Best-Loved Driving Tours)
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The Rough Guide to London 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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Treasures of Britain: The Architectural, Cultural, Historical and Natural History of Britain (AA Guides)
Amazon Price: $33.59 (as of 12/27/2009)
The Great Britain Guide (Illustrated Reference Series)
Amazon Price: $43.80 (as of 12/27/2009)
France
Paris, France
French Travel Articles: Loire Valley, Brittany and Le Mans
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France in a Ferrari: Loire Valley, Brittany
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The Loire Valley is a wonderful part of France, with many old picturesque towns and villages, beautiful architecture including some very impressive chateaux and of course fantastic food and wine. Brittany, by the coast and not far from Cornwall in t...
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European Hotel Reviews
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Here is a selection of hotel reviews and recommendations from my many travels (both business and pleasure) around Europe: UK, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, Poland and Russia and many other countries. In England, a beautiful ol...
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Le Mans 24 Hour Race
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Le Mans, in France, is famous for the 24-hour race, which is a favourite of many British car racing and classic car enthusiasts. Various classes of sports car compete in a battle of reliability, attrition, fuel efficiency and speed during one weeken...
Loire Valley and Brittany, France
The beautiful coast line of Brittany and the ancient villages and towns of the wine regions of Loire Valley make this an ideal place for a road-trip and easily accessible from England, by ferry. Wonderful rustic french food and of course the excellent wines from this region add to charm.
Here is a article about this beautiful part of France:
Guidebooks: France
Fodor's France 2007 (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Amazon Price: $17.21 (as of 12/27/2009)
Discovering the Villages of France
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France (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/27/2009)
Paris, Ile-De-France & The Loire Valley (The Best of ...)
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Brittany (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Amazon Price: $17.49 (as of 12/27/2009)
French and Italian Classic Cars
Gibraltar, UK
The Rock of Gibraltar
British, but next to Spain
Gibraltar is a fascinating place with a very strange rock-formation and a very interesting political history, with cultural and culinary influences from Britain, Spain and Morocco. Gibraltar is a British territory, but has different tax-laws to the U.K. and occupies a militarily crucial location; a huge rocky peninsular at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea (The "Rock of Gibraltar") adjacent to Spain and just a few miles from the north coast of Morocco. The Rock is occupied by a kind of tailless Macaque monkey often referred to as "Barbary Apes" or "The Apes of Gibraltar".-
The Apes of Gibraltar
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Gibraltar is the home of the "Barbary Ape", a kind of macaque monkey, but without a tail. It is a highly controversial place and has been a British territory since 1704 much to Spain annoyance, as it has a rather strategic location at the...
Guidebooks: Gibraltar
Best Of Gibraltar (Globetrotter Best of Series)
Amazon Price: $8.95 (as of 12/27/2009)
Italy
Pisa, Italy
Pisa is famous for its leaning tower and is fairly large city near the coast in northern Italy, but is also near the culturally wonderful cities of Florence and Sienna and the many medieval hill towns of Tuscany and the Chianti wine regions. A perfect starting point for a driving holiday.
Here is an article about this beautiful region of Italy, with travel tips, advice and hotel recommendations:
Pisa, Tuscany, Chianti, Italy
Guidebooks: Italy
Frommer's Northern Italy: Including Venice, Milan & the Lakes (Frommer's Complete)
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/27/2009)
Italy (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/27/2009)
Let's Go 2007 Italy (Let's Go Italy)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/27/2009)
National Geographic Traveler: Piedmont & Northwest Italy, with Turin and the Alps
Amazon Price: $16.46 (as of 12/27/2009)
Pisa, Italy
Tuscany, Chianti, Pisa, Italy
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Tuscany, Italy: Beautiful Countryside, Art, History and Wine
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Tuscany is beautiful part of Italy; a favourite destination for British and American tourists. The many picturesque medieval hill towns are relatively close together, separated by beautiful countyside, rolling hills, olive groves and vineyards making...
Colosseum, Rome
European Guidebook
Frommer's Eastern Europe (Frommer's Complete)
Amazon Price: $18.24 (as of 12/27/2009)
Weird Europe: A Guide to Bizarre, Macabre, and Just Plain Weird Sights
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Europe by Eurail 2010: Touring Europe by Train
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/27/2009)
Biking Through Europe: A Roadside Travel Guide With 17 Planned Cycle Tours (Williamson Travel Guide)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/27/2009)
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2000
Amazon Price: (as of 12/27/2009)
Greece
The Gym at Olympia, Greece
Guidebooks: Greece
Frommer's Greece (Frommer's Complete)
Amazon Price: $5.80 (as of 12/27/2009)
Greece (Country Guide)
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 12/27/2009)
The Traveler's Key to Ancient Greece, New Edition: A Guide to Sacred Places
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/27/2009)
Temple of Poseidon
Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Cameras
digital SLR cameras
digital compact cameras
Nikon Coolpix L20 10MP Digital Camera with 3.6 Optical Zoom and 3 inch LCD (Deep Red)
Amazon Price: Too low to display (as of 12/27/2009)
Canon PowerShot A1100IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Green)
Amazon Price: $129.00 (as of 12/27/2009)
Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Dark Gray)
Amazon Price: $149.00 (as of 12/27/2009)
Canon PowerShot A1100IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Silver)
Amazon Price: $129.00 (as of 12/27/2009)
Fujifilm FinePix J28 10.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
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European Food
The variety and quality of food in Europe is second to none; England, which gained a bad reputation several decades ago and has failed to shake it off, is now one of the best places to eat in the world, although you can still find dodgy food anywhere in Europe if you look for it or fall into the usual tourist traps.Portion sizes are tiny compared to America... usually (Photo: Sea food platter in France)
European Food Books
European Menu Translator
Amazon Price: $8.95 (as of 12/27/2009)
Spain
Guidebooks: Spain
Spain (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/27/2009)
Fodor's See It Spain, 3rd Edition
Amazon Price: $18.96 (as of 12/27/2009)
Lonely Planet Spain
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Rick Steves' Spain and Portugal 2004
Amazon Price: (as of 12/27/2009)
Rick Steves' Snapshot Sevilla, Granada & Southern Spain (Rick Steves Snapshot)
Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 12/27/2009)
Barcelona
Germany
Berlin, Germany
The Berlin Wall and Other Attractions
Berlin is most famous for the Berlin Wall, which is certainly an interesting and thought provoking thing to see, especially now after the 20th Anniversary of the Wall coming down, but Berlin has a lot to offer in terms of art and history, food and culture. Berlin is also now very popular as a Stag Party and drinking destination, particularly with British visitors.
To read the full city guide and for photographs please click here...
German Guidebooks
Frommer's Germany 2010 (Frommer's Complete)
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 12/27/2009)
Frommer's Germany 2009 (Frommer's Complete)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/27/2009)
Lonely Planet Germany
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Germany Travel Articles
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European Hotel Reviews
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Here is a selection of hotel reviews and recommendations from my many travels (both business and pleasure) around Europe: UK, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, Poland and Russia and many other countries. In England, a beautiful ol...
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Berlin, Germany: City Guide
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Berlin is a beautiful and historically fascinating city and has probably changed more than any other European city in recent times. Since the reunification of East and West Berlin and the removal of most of the infamous Berlin Wall, old landmark bui...
Section of Berlin Wall (and some beer)
More Travel Articles
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Wildlife and Nature Photography
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Wildlife Photography from all over the world: I have been travelling the world taking photographs of animals and nature for many years, so here are some of my photographs and some of my experiences, travel tips, recommendations and advice. I have w...
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Lensography Retire Young and Travel The World...
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Worldwide Travel Photography
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This article is about travel-photography all over the world including Brazil, China, Peru, USA, Canada, UK, Morocco, Mexico, Egypt, India, Thailand. I have published several travel photography articles, which I have listed below with some of the ph...
Travel Articles by Some of My Favourite Lensmasters
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Bournemouth - Seaside Beaches Holidays Sunshine
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If someone was to mention Bournemouth to you, what would come to mind? If you live outside of the UK, probably not a lot, since Bournemouth isn't on the list of main attractions that you find in the tourist brochures, especially for visitors from...
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Southampton
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I decided to create a lens about my home town of Southampton. Southampton is on the south coast of England in the county of Hampshire. You may know Southampton as the home to many great cruise ships including The Titanic, The QE2, The Queen Mary, Th...
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- EverythingMouse EverythingMouse Dec 5, 2009 @ 10:48 am
- A brilliant collection of pictures as always Andy. I have been fortunate enough to visit most of these places, except Barcelona and I am going there next year.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 29, 2009 @ 4:55 am
- Wonderful lens!
Wonderful pictures.
Thanks for sharing
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- PsyQuin PsyQuin Oct 17, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
- I like your Eiffel Tower photo!
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- Michey Michey Oct 16, 2009 @ 8:57 am
- I was born in Europe and your lenses are so good to present the best of Europe.
The wings of an Angel Blessed this lens
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- mulberry mulberry Oct 5, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
- Great lens. I've spent quite a bit of time in France, Italy and Spain. Would love to go to Britain and Greece. Hubby lived in Germany before we were married, but I haven't made it there :( The food I've had when traveling to Europe has always been great, and, the people very nice!
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