…learnt about St Augustine and Henry Flagler and now of Edison and Ford in Florida what the other states might have for me to discover when I visit them. I would however love to know how many of my American readers knew of Edison and Ford’s friendship and about their winter estates in Florida? I feel like it’s probably something you would learn in school but indulge my curiosity and […]
…magine what it must have been like to call this place home. And finally we come to Penshurst Place. A hidden gem unknown to many (including myself) tucked away in the garden of England. Penshurst Place is home to the Sidney family which some Australian history fans might know given William Sidney was the last non Australian to be our Governor General. This estate is still home to the Sidney […]
…y everybody needs a place to sleep when visiting Vienna and for that I’d recommend the 25 Hours Hotel. Themed in a unique circus style through out and located at the top of the building instead of the bottom it provides a great viewpoint to see the city and relax. The rooms are to put it simply… huge. So big that even thought I’d managed to spread my belongings from […]
…on the African continent and for a traveller that’s a totally amazing yet completely pointless stat to add to my resume. If I had to express how my short stay left me feeling about the country so you could understand then the experience leaving the airport after arrival probably sums it up. After securing our fare the taxi driver in his little yellow and well worm minivan didn’t let the […]
…. These are all breath-taking havens of a life once lived on this earth, a testament to our history so I have to see those. The list making went on and I found I was listing more places than I wasn’t. Coming to the conclusion that I’ll either have to die a broken man for not seeing everything, or accept the world is an amazing place and I’m lucky to see what […]
…time to catch the free walking tour of Tallinn. This tour is run by Yellow Free Tours and not by the same company I have used from Paris to Berlin so I was looking forward to comparing the two. Luckily for my swiss mate and I, we arrived at the meeting point to find that it would only be us on the tour for the day. Having your own personal […]
