Bornholm formed part of the historical Lands of Denmark when the nation united out of a series of petty chiefdoms. It was originally administratively part of the province of Scania and was administered by the Scanian Law after this was codified in the 13th century. Control over the island evolved into a long-raging dispute between [...]

Stockholm is often nicknamed the “Venice of the North”. This moniker is owed in part to the city’s geographic location on 14 islands scattered over the fresh waters of Lake Mälaren. Stockholm is not only the capital of Sweden, but it is also one of the most naturally beautiful cities in Europe. It is part [...]

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of Europe’’s (and the world’’s) most popular tourist destinations. It is the sixth most-visited European city after London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin. Prague suffered considerably less damage during World War II than some other major cities in the region, allowing most of its [...]

The caves of the Drach are four great caves that are located in the island of Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. They are in the municipality of Manacor, near the locality of Porto Cristo. The caves extend to a depth of 25 meters, reaching 2.4 km in length. The four caves, namely Black Cave, White Cave, [...]

Tivoli (in English also called Tivoli Gardens) is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on August 15, 1843 and is, with the exception of Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, the oldest amusement park in the world.
Tivoli is currently the most visited theme park in Scandinavia and the 3rd most [...]

Vintrie is a small hamlet outside Malmo. Next to Vintrie is Bunkeflostrand (beach community). Bunkeflostrand is where I make my home.
Malmö is a city in the south of Sweden ( 35 minutes from Copenhagen, Denmark). It is the third of Sweden’s towns with a population of 250,000 inhabitants and has a modern and continental atmosphere, [...]

Bruges is called : ‘the Venice of the North’. This splendid medieval city is one of Belgium’s crown jewels. In no other European city the feel and the look of medieval times are so present as here in this city close to the North Sea.
Remaining almost unchanged by the ravishes of time, the port city [...]

Stockholm is often nicknamed the “Venice of the North”. This moniker is owed in part to the city’s geographic location on 14 islands scattered over the fresh waters of Lake Mälaren. Stockholm is not only the capital of Sweden, but it is also one of the most naturally beautiful cities in Europe. It is part [...]