Netherlands is filled with surprises. Just 20mins by train or bus from Maastricht to the east in the Limburg province in southern Netherlands, is the lovely town of Valkenburg. It has, TA-DA, hills! hills so high (compared to the rest
Van Abbemuseum : Eindhoven Netherlands
Mid February I went up to visit Eindhoven for a documentary film festival and had a few hours in the morning to roam around and discover new things in the city. A quick search through Tripadvisor brought up the Van Abbemuseum as
Camden Lock Markets : London
Lots to see and do in London. It’s an exciting world city, with all sorts of areas with a different vibe, and part of the charm is being able to take a quick tube ride and get into a completely
University of Girona wall walk: Spain
Girona was my first stop on the eastern Spain trip, since that’s where cheap Ryan Air flights land, but Girona is definitely deserving of a visit. It has a lovely historic Jewish quarter area and the panoramic views from the University
New National Coach Museum : Lisbon
In the last post I wrote about the funky small specialty museums all over Lisbon, and mentioned my visit to the old National Coach Museum. Well, there’s a much bigger and more modern coach museum, 2-min walk away from the
Old National Coach Museum : Lisbon
I love specialty museums. Over the years, the more I traveled – the more I grew tired of the typical arts, history, natural history, and science museums. To impress me, I need a city to offer me specialty museums, and luckily –
Jewish Portuguese Synagogue : Amsterdam
In my last visit to Amsterdam to visit colleagues and attend a seminar at the wonderful UvA business school, I stayed overnight near the campus. Little did I know that the area north to UvA used to be the old
Visions of Barcelona : Spain
It took me 15 years to revisit the beautiful city of Barcelona, and I can’t imagine why I waited this long. During Christmas vacation I took off to warm up at the south touring the east coast of Spain and
City of Arts and Sciences : Valencia Spain
The problem was I arrived in Valencia after visiting Barcelona, Girona, and Figueres, and so the charming old central area of Valencia was just, let’s say, okay. Sure, you get your lovely architecture, a grand cathedral, a lively local market,
Foof dog museum : Naples Italy
I really like funky off-the-beaten track museums about something unexpected. The Foof dog museum in the middle of nowhere Italy is a great example of such a ‘museum’. We were looking for something interesting to break up the three hour
