Places
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Denmark turns the clock back by one hour
Europe is seriously mulling terminating the practice of moving the clock forward by one hour in spring and turning it back in autumn. The time changes are having detrimental effects on health and agricultural practices involving animals,…
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On Google maps and the Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne
There will come a time, maybe twenty years hence, when we look back and marvel at how primitive was our mode of transport. Everyone to his or her own, figuring their way to their destination, and actually…
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On Transylvanian castles and selfie sticks
There are too many of us. Much too many. Ten times more than the ideal, I would say. It seems, in fact, that we’re bound to become even more numerous. Is there anything we can do about…
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Seeking Sara in Sighisoara
Ever since I discovered Airbnb I have generally tended to prefer finding accommodation through them. From a log cabin in the middle of nowhere in Iceland, to an instant booking of a room in Tirana (Albania), a…
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The Old Man of Storr
There’s a certain feel to islands. I first realised this in 2013 when driving in Sicily and, somehow, I was reminded of Gozo, the ‘sister’ island of Malta. The sensation came back to me recently, this time…
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Pretty Plockton
If you have some time to kill before crossing the bridge that joins the Scottish mainland from Kyle of Lochalsh to the Isle of Skye, I suggest you pay a visit to the seaside resort of Plockton.…
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Authentic Scottish ambience at Eilean Donan castle
On your way to the Isle of Skye, an interesting stop is a castle situated on an islet “where three lochs meet”, the Eilean Donan Castle. We were lucky. It was grey and drizzly, authentically Scottish when…
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Not the Loch Ness monster
True to our philosophy of avoiding large hordes of tourists, we steered away from Loch Ness. “It’s just another loch,” I had read somewhere, and there are so many to choose from in Scotland, all breathtakingly beautiful.…
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The Scotland Chronicles: the hottest May bank holiday in history
Gianluca and I landed late Sunday evening in Edinburgh. A beautiful city, everyone says, but we were in the mood for natural landscapes and Scotland is up there among the very best for this. So, sorry about…
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