by Karen Warren | Last updated Aug 12, 2018 | Ireland
Why do more than 400,000 people a year visit Blarney Castle, in the south-west of Ireland? I’d always assumed that they all went to kiss the famous Blarney Stone, and not much more. Certainly that’s what I did, on a long ago visit to the nearby town of Cork. But I had...
by Karen Warren | Last updated Apr 25, 2018 | Switzerland
The Fraumünster is one of the “must see” sights in the old town of Zurich. It boasts some spectacular modern stained glass, including five windows by Marc Chagall and a rose window by Augusto Giacometti. However for me the highlight was the separate cloister with its...
by Karen Warren | Last updated Jun 8, 2018 | United Kingdom
One of the perks of a travel blogging conference is the opportunity to explore a new area. So I was happy that this year’s Traverse conference was in the Welsh capital of Cardiff, a place I had only visited briefly in the past. I soon discovered that Cardiff was a...
by Karen Warren | Last updated Dec 2, 2017 | South Africa
It is one of the Natural Wonders of the World, and one of the most visited places in the whole of Africa. The fabled Table Mountain dominates Cape Town, blocking your way as you try to cross from one side of the city to the other. As befits its age and status, it is...
by Karen Warren | Last updated Jun 1, 2018 | Italy
High on the slopes of Monte Berico, just outside Vicenza, stands the 17th century Villa Valmanara ai Nani. The first thing you will notice when you approach the villa is the stone dwarves (nani) lined up on the walls outside. And of course there is a legend associated...
