Archive for the ‘EUROPE’ Category
Funky Signs: Danger lurks behind the palace door

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
I’VE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS of some of the funky signs I’ve stumbled across in various countries, and even one in the U.S. The thing I love about the signs in other countries is how visually descriptive they are.
During my travels in Scotland, I loved this funky...
February 23rd, 2018 | EUROPE, FUNKY SIGNS | Read More
Discovering Skopje’s Ottoman Influences

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
SKOPJE IS THE CAPITAL and also the largest city of the Republic of Macedonia (which is often simply referred to as FYROM, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.)
After his brother visited the country and said it was very beautiful, my boyfriend and I...
February 9th, 2018 | EUROPE, STREET LIFE | Read More
Funky Signs: The longest town name in the UK

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
YOU CAN FIND the town with the longest name on the island of Anglesey in Wales (southwest Great Britain):
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
It’s even in the Guinness Book of World Records. Here’s a sound file of someone pronouncing...
January 19th, 2018 | EUROPE, FUNKY SIGNS, THE UK | Read More
Spending New Year’s Eve in Budapest, Hungary

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
I FIRST TOOK my boyfriend to Budapest, Hungary on New Year’s Eve in December 2015, as part of our short trip to Miskolc during the winter holidays. We wanted to see the fireworks in Hungary’s capital. We woke up early and drove there, reaching...
January 1st, 2018 | STAFF, EUROPE | Read More
My favorite places to eat while visiting Iași, Romania

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
ONE OF MY LATEST travels stories was about Iași, Romania, sharing my experiences at Anastasie Fătu Botanical Garden. Today I’m back writing about Iași because another wonderful thing about it was the food.
We chose our accommodation based on proximity...
December 1st, 2017 | TASTE BUDS, STAFF, EUROPE, DINING | Read More
Autumn Flowers Exhibition, Anastasie Fătu Botanical Garden

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
THE ANASTASIE FĂTU BOTANICAL GARDEN in Iași, Romania, founded in 1856, has a rich history. And it is one of the establishing members of the Botanic Gardens of Romania Association. These are some of the reasons I wanted to visit it during a recent trip to Iași....
November 17th, 2017 | STAFF, EUROPE, GARDENS & PARKS, SHOWS/FESTIVALS/HOLIDAYS, WALKING/HIKING | Read More
A Glance at Three of Hampton Court Palace’s World-Famous Gardens

Text & photos © Estrella Azul
I LIVE AND WORK IN Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The second time I traveled to Kingston Upon Thames for work, I got the chance for a longer stay. One of my colleagues said Hampton Court Palace is a must-see and offered to drop me off there after work one afternoon.
A different...
September 15th, 2017 | MIND&HEART, STAFF, EUROPE, GARDENS & PARKS, THE UK | Read More