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ODESSA Opera House, known as Odessa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, is the oldest theatre in Ukraine and one of the most beautiful opera houses in Europe.
Continue reading “STUNNING OPERA HOUSE BACKDROP TO WEDDINGS AND A JEWEL IN ODESSA’S CROWN”NEWS LINES……… NEWS LINES……… NEWS LINES………. NEWS LINES………. NEWS LINES……….
A NEW study by LuggageHero reveals the best cities to explore on foot and bike to avoid public transport in times of COVID-19.
Continue reading “IF YOUR BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING – HEAD TO VIENNA……”BRIAN OGLE RECALLS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE DAY TRIPS, BY TRAIN, BOAT AND BUS
MANY times during the past few months of virus restrictions I’ve thought about the trips and the travel experiences I would definitely repeat when the world returns to something like normal.
Continue reading “AFTER THE VIRUS….. ‘NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL’ WOULD TAKE SOME BEATING!”…. SWEDEN BACK ON THE SAFE CORRIDOR TRAVEL LIST AND OPEN FOR UK VISITORS
Travel Life of Brian’s BRIAN OGLE recalls the home of the Dalarna horse, meeting Santa Claus in summer and eating cloudberries and ice cream in Lapland…..
NOW that Sweden has reopened to UK visitors in that there is no necessity to quarantine on returning, the country has a lot more than its stunning Stockholm on its 14 islands, to offer tourists.
Continue reading “EXPLORING TRADITIONAL, FOLKSY, RURAL SWEDEN AND FINDING SANTA CLAUS UP A MOUNTAIN IN SUMMER……”
HAVE social distancing and travel restrictions left you feeling a little uninspired? With quarantine rules changing so quickly and with so little notice, many destinations could be off limits to those who can’t afford to quarantine.
Continue reading “TOP TEN VIRTUAL TOURS FOR A QUARANTINE-FREE TRIP AROUND EUROPE”
HAVE social distancing and travel restrictions left you feeling a little uninspired? Well thanks to virtual tours, you can still feed your creativity by virtually travelling to some of the world’s best museums and galleries.
Continue reading “FEED YOUR CREATIVE BY TRAVELLING VIRTUALLY TO WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES”‘Travel Life of Brian’ writer BRIAN OGLE recalls his first visit to the Lithuanian capital, a few years after the country declared independence from the Soviet Union
WITH Vilnius the capital of Lithuania being judged best for value in the Post Office Travel Money’s annual ‘City Costs Barometer’, it’s a good time to take a closer look at the capital city of the country which was the first of the Soviet Republics to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
Continue reading “VILNIUS, NAMED ‘BEST CITY IN EUROPE FOR VALUE’”……. AND BELFAST SNEAKS IN TO TOP 10 AT NUMBER 10!
THE cost of city breaks for UK travellers to many of Europe’s most popular destinations has tumbled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has revealed.
Continue reading “LITHUANIAN CAPITAL VILNIUS IS BEST CITY IN EUROPE FOR VALUE”PLENTY OF ENTICING OPTIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN IRELAND
A QUICK social media search will confirm that there has been an explosion in the popularity of Afternoon Tea, with what was once a very traditional activity now being the very essence of cool.
Continue reading “AFTERNOON TEA HAS NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR – THANKS TO INSTAGRAM!”LISBURN MAN CO-OWNER OF INCOMING TRAVEL COMPANY IN CZECH REPUBLIC
THE travel industry is having a tough time all over the world at the moment – but there are worse places to be living through the pandemic than one of Europe’s prettiest cities and a top city break destination, Prague in the Czech Republic.
Continue reading “EX-IRISH LEAGUE FOOTBALLER WAITS FOR TOURISTS TO FLOCK BACK TO PRAGUE….”
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