Borkum, East Frisian Islands – Germany

Borkum is the biggest of the East Frisian Islands by area and the second most populous. In some ways Borkum is “the odd one out” of the East Frisian Islands. The largest in area and second only to Norderney in population, it is also (together with Norderney) one of only two not to ban motor…

Mostar – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, formerly one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, and today suffering geographical division of ethnic groups. The city was the most heavily bombed of any Bosnian city during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina following the breakup of Yugoslavia. At the beginning of the…

Richmond/Kew, London – England

This is perhaps the area of outer London with the most to offer visitors. The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, which includes Richmond and Kew is the only borough in London on both banks of the River Thames. This is a leafy and surprisingly country borough with some lovely riverside scenery. The small area of Barnes is by the Thames…

Bruges, Belgium

Bruges  is a picturesque city in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Once Europe’s richest city, now both cosmopolitan and bourgeois in its compact size, it is one of the best preserved pre-motorised cities in Europe and offers the kind of charms rarely available other than in Europe. History In the 2th century AD there was a Gallo-Roman settlement, but…