The Cultural Treasure of Palácio da Bolsa in Porto
There are many places to which my heart yearns to return. Call it cliched if you will but it’s true. Palácio da Bolsa is one such place. I never imagined a palace like this to be [Read More]
Museums
New Podcast About Rome Museums with Rick Zullo
My blogger buddy, Rick Zullo of RickZullo.com recently asked to interview me for his podcast on Italy (The Fatal Charm Of Italy Podcast With Rick Zullo). Imagine my excitement – my very first podcast interview ever! And best [Read More]
Port Wine Museum in Porto | Museu do Vinho do Porto
Wine lovers visiting Porto should definitely stop by the Port Wine Museum. This small museum depicts the rich history of port wine in the region. An array of interesting wine bottles, barrels and other wine-related objects are to [Read More]
Cultural Itinerary & Road Trip: Alto Minho Region, Portugal
We’ve put together the below road trip to these top 5 cultural attractions in the Alto Minho region in Portugal. This is a tried and tested route starting at Viana do Castelo – easy enough to drive [Read More]
Library of Archiginnasio & the Anatomical Theatre in Bologna
Bologna is very much a shopping city. A multitude of shops and boutiques can be found mostly under the wonderful medieval arches for which the city is world-renowned. In fact, there are some 600 arches (3,796 meters [Read More]
Kitsch or Cool? Museo dei Vampiri in San Marino
NOTE TO READER: Not for the faint hearted! Apologies for the explicit photo content in advance. San Marino has this seriously bizarre museum (ok there are a couple of odd ones here but I’ll spare [Read More]
10 Museums in the Netherlands You Wish You Knew About
After having lived in the Netherlands for over 2 years now, I can say that I’ve come across some rather unusual museums – everything from fashion to science, alcohol, exquisite palaces and more. Below is a [Read More]
Never-Seen-Before Photos from the Amsterdam Pipe Museum
As my readers know well, I love discovering smaller, lesser-known museums. Today I’d like to introduce you to a museum that fits the profile – the Amsterdam Pipe Museum in the Netherlands. Prior to 2013, this [Read More]
The Unbelievable Melk Abbey in Melk, Austria
Stift Melk, or Melk Abbey in English is one of the pearls of Austria just waiting to be discovered. If you ask me what the highlight of my visit to Austria was, it was definitely seeing this place. I [Read More]
The Salzburg Christmas Museum, Austria
Every so often I discover a museum that really elevates my spirit. As a non-European who celebrated a southern hemisphere Christmas I always love to see the incredible European Christmas decorations (very different to our African [Read More]