Tag Archives: history

This post will take you on a National Mall walking itinerary to see the famous Washington DC museums and monuments. So leave your car and explore the amazing Washington DC National Mall by foot. We will guide you! The National Mall is a 2,5 mile long green area between Capitol Hill in the east and the Lincoln Memorial in the ...

If you are visiting Washington DC, spend a day on a day trip to Old Town Alexandria. Alexandria is a postcard-pretty and well preserved 18th century town and full of history.   A long time ago Alexandria was a big port and the commercial center of the region. Many historic buildings remain from those days and otherwise the town has a ...

This self-guided Capitol Hill walk will take you to the world-famous halls of the US Capitol, Washington DC. In addition we will visit the Library of Congress and the US Botanic Gardens right below the hill. Capitol Hill walk to the US Capitol To see all these attractions you will preferably need a full day and prepare your visit in ...

This post will show you what to see in Krakow Old Town in one day. Krakow in the south of Poland is the country’s former royal capital and full of art, history and culture. Walking in Krakow Old Town is like stepping back in time. What about the trumpeter playing from the top of the church tower – every hour ...

We started our road trip from Melbourne to Sydney by driving from Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory National Park. That is a three hour drive, 250 km, but you can add some nice side trips and see more of the country.  This was our grand Australian road trip which we wanted to make slowly, to see as much of Australian nature ...

When in Victoria, Australia wanted to go sightseeing in Melbourne. How was it and what did we see in the Australian metropolis of four million people? To get to the sights we mostly walked. We also used the free circle tram and, when needed, other trams to more distant locations.  We will now tell you what the top sights of Melbourne ...

Once in Las Palmas, take a short bus or taxi ride from the tourist zone and you will enter a totally different world: Las Palmas Old Town, Vegueta. Quiet cobbled streets, old stone quarters and coloured homes clinging to the hillside give the oldest part of Las Palmas a special flavour. This post will help you discover this exceptional area, ...

We rented a car and drove to inland of the Gran Canaria east coast to check out what the region offers for tourists. On our drive from Las Palmas to Aguimes we saw historic Guanche caves, a volcano crater with a farmhouse and an finally a striped terracotta canyon. On the way down we also found a botanical garden – ...

In this post we will show you the Gran Canaria mountains south of the highest peaks. We will invite you to join our scenic mountain drive starting from the south coast, for which purpose we rented a car. What are the southern mountains like? Stunning scenery, lakes and ravines, palms and pine forests. And a lot of Canarian history: archaeological ...