Green roofs may be a new phenomenon elsewhere, but in Norway people have been planting gras and flowers atop their houses for a few hundred years already. Lush green on the roof just happens to keep a house better insulated. There are obvious advantages such as maintaining regular temperatures within the dwellings and stabilizing the houses themselves. Only sometimes things get out of control …
Tunnel of Love Latitude Longitude
Tunnel of Love – Instafamous, but where on earth is it? Via Social Media we receive a constant trickle of famous snapshots: the Eiffel Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Forbidden City in Beijing, the Leaning Tower of Pisa etc etc. Many of these snapworthy sites around the globe we simply let pass by. We’ve been there, we’ve done that. But some catch our imagination and stick in our forehead like glue …
Hidden Gem Utrecht
Hidden Gem Utrecht | Netherlands’ prime destination for international tourists is Amsterdam. But channels, bicycles and flower markets are not just limited to the Capital. You find them elsewhere too, for example in Utrecht …
Florence on a Budget
Florence on a budget | Florence has always been up high on tourists’ bucket lists. According to UNESCO, a third of the world’s art treasures reside in Florence. If that’s not a reason to go there …
Venice on a Budget
Holy snap! A gondola ride in the “City of Bridges” costs you US$100 per person, a dinner at St. Mark’s Square will be pretty much $100 as well …
Cheapest and most expensive Beaches in Europe
Cheapest and most expensive Beaches in Europe | Beach lovers listen up! It’s that time of the year again. As always, Britain’s Telegraph did rank Europe’s beaches from the cheapest and most expensive coastal travel destination …