Duxford is an aviation nerds dream. 100s of planes spread across multiple hangers, as well as regular flights of historic aircraft make Duxford the perfect place to visit for a enthusiast of flying, particularly military aircraft. Located next to the city of Cambridge, Imperial War Museum Duxford was an RAF airfield during WW2, making it … Continue reading Discovering Britain’s Aviation at Duxford
Dirty, crowded, and kind of ugly, Hamburg was a stark contrast to the much prettier Copenhagen, which we had arrived from. General Impressions My first impression of Hamburg was not positive. Beggars started asking us for money basically as soon as we stepped off the platform, and we felt uneasy from how some people were … Continue reading Travel Guide: Hamburg
Quaint Roskilde is small, but contains a treasure trove of history. It is, after all, the town where Danish monarchs have been buried for centuries. General Impressions Roskilde is one of a few day trips that are easily doable from Copenhagen, and it’s the one we chose to do. We spent a good part of … Continue reading Travel Guide: Roskilde
The Danish capital may well be the cleanest city I’ve ever been in. The streets practically shine. The architecture is stunning, and there’s many things to see. General Impressions The thing that struck me the most about the Danish capital is just how well presented the city is. There’s no rubbish on the streets, nor … Continue reading Travel Guide: Copenhagen
Everywhere you look in Birmingham, you will find steel. From it’s skyscrapers to it’s history, Birmingham is an industrial city of metal, glass, and oppressive architecture. General Impressions Rain is something us Brits are used to, but it nonetheless heavily marred our visit to Birmingham. It made the already grey and dreary atmosphere all the … Continue reading Travel Guide: Birmingham
It’s pronounced Mess! This city has been traded between France and Germany many times over the centuries, and both cultures have left their indelible mark on the city. General Impressions We visited Metz almost by accident. Our host in Luxembourg cancelled on us on short notice, so in order to avoid paying for a Luxembourgish … Continue reading Travel Guide: Metz
Bruges, or Brugge to give it’s Flemish name, is a smallish town in northern Belgium. It’s well known for it’s medieval architecture and picturesque canals, that surely won’t disappoint. General Impressions Bruges is on many Brussels-bound traveller’s lists as a day trip, and that comes as no surprise. It is a pretty medieval town, aesthetically … Continue reading Travel Guide: Bruges
Brussels is the beating heart of the European Union, and as such, it is a microcosm of Europe itself. There are few cities that best encapsulate Europe as a whole better than the capital of Belgium and the European Union. General Impressions Brussels has a bad reputation online. People claim its crime-ridden and boring, but … Continue reading Travel Guide: Brussels
Bristol is a modern, multicultural, and extremely liberal city, both in the social sense, and the artistic sense. Street art lines the walls of many buildings in central Bristol, much of it is of a very high quality, and many of Banksy’s most famous works are found in Bristol. It’s also a very accepting city, … Continue reading Travel Guide: Bristol
We stopped by Rzeszow on our way back from Lublin as it was along the way, and it’d be a waste not to go see it. We left feeling disappointed at a city that could be a great tourist attraction, but isn’t. General Impressions Rzeszow is located a couple of hours train ride from Krakow … Continue reading Travel Guide: Rzeszow
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