There are some festivals and events that just have to be seen to be believed. Bridgwater Carnival the UK county of Somerset is one of these. The word carnival may lead ones thinking towards Rio, Venic...

The area of the UK now being highlighted as Shakespeare's England is, naturally enough, based around Stratford-upon-Avon. At Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, visitors can vi...

Fasnacht is the name for the pre-Lent carnivals in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and western Austria. It is a time for people to go 'mad' and for chaos to rule. Where hierarchies are overthrow...

Melton Mowbray, or just Melton, is a small county town in the north east of the English county of Leicestershire. It lies close to the picturesque Vale of Belvoir, which translates as 'beautiful view'...

Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse, is one of the oldest spa towns in Europe and a destination that has been attracting visitors to its thermal springs since Roman times. Add the some...

Frankfurt am Main, known more often as just Frankfurt, is a modern, cosmopolitan city located on both sides of the River Main in south-west Germany. Devastated by Allied bombing during the Second Worl...

They say that 'there's no such thing as bad weather in the Lake District – only inappropriate clothing' and that expression couldn't have been more fitting for our most recent trip to the Lake Distric...

Clearwater Beach is located on a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida. The white sand beach, which stretches for 2.5 miles along the Gulf, is supported by what USA Today reader...

A primer on using the train system in Japan When I moved to Japan in 2013 I had already experienced train travel many times while on trips throughout the country. I decided to not attempt to obtain a ...

Palm Beach County in southeast Florida, also known as the Palm Beaches, is located some 60 miles from Miami and 150 miles from Orlando. The Atlantic Ocean runs along the eastern half of the county, of...

The county of Devon is sandwiched between Cornwall and Somerset in England's west country. The costal area in the south of the county, where it runs along the English Channel, is particularly attracti...

Manisota Key forms part of Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands, an area of Southwest Florida between Tampa and Naples. The Key has four stunning beaches including Englewood Beach, the focus of this ...