Much to my surprise, I found out that many guided tours to the ancient site of Ephesus do not include a visit to the Ephesus museum. That’s why I decided to make this particularly appealing and beautiful location today’s Europe travel tip.
The Ephesus Museum, located near the tourism office in the town center of Selcuk, [...]
One of the (many) reasons I like living in Rome is the wonderful year-round climate. Still, come winter time, I do miss seeing snow – if not actually shovelling it – so I am happy to be close enough to the mountains to enjoy nice weekends skiing in Italy.
One of my top Europe travel tips [...]
2010 will signal a number of important cultural events in Poland, one of which is the opening of a new museum in Warsaw, dedicated to the life and works of Frederic Chopin.
The world’s largest collection of Frederic Chopin related items includes musical manuscripts, printed scores, Chopin’s correspondence, personal items (such as cufflinks and diaries), iconography, [...]
The end of David Rozgonyi’s short story, The End of the Line, continued from today’s earlier post.
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Sneaking behind its cloak of blinding light, it moves inexorably at first, ripening across the gauzy distance. As it drops ever faster, incomprehensible shades of flame, roses, port wine, blood pass across its face. Faster still, and a thousand [...]
Things will be a bit quiet around the ol’ blog for a few days while I’m getting ready for/participating in/recovering from the tech conference madness that is “Geek Spring Break” at Austin’s South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) – here’s my report from last year’s travel blogging panel.
It’s a fabulous gathering but not exactly a hotbed [...]
Most people have romanticised notions of Paris, in both senses of the word. Paris has long been thought of as a city for lovers, and this is something that is constantly reinforced in contemporary popular culture. Also, tourists flock there in their millions (this European city welcomes some 45 million tourists each year) to see [...]
Discreetly located in a quiet part of Taipei’s most fashionable district, Da-An, is Hotel Éclat, an eclectic, elegant new boutique art hotel which is the first new luxury hotel to open in the city for many years.
The French word “Éclat” literally means “glorious accomplishment and honour”, and this aptly describes this stylish, avant-garde new hotel [...]
David Rozgonyi
David Rozgonyi was born in Libya to Hungarian political refugees in 1976. He has lived on four continents and has traveled through over 50 countries on foot, bus, train, motorcycle and Cyril, his beloved 1977 Volkswagen bus. His first book, Goat Trees: Tales from the Other Side of the World, is a collection [...]
Sometimes the best places to visit in Europe are off the beaten path. Way off the beaten path. Smack dab in the middle of Sweden off the beaten path. That’s where you’ll find the village of Järvsö.
Järvsö has a population of less than 2000 people and has an unmistakable small town feel. Spend a weekend [...]
Hackesche Höfe, a busy and popular place to shop in Berlin, was designed in the early 18th century. It’s not a common site that tourists visit, however it is a bustling area for locals. The rich history of the area might be interesting to tourists so it’s my Europe travel tip for those who want [...]
