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Common Scams in Krakow and Eastern Europe to Avoid

Last updated on February 12th, 2024 at 12:34 pmKrakow can be a great place to visit. Poland’s second largest city and most visited destination offers a wonderful mix of interesting history and great nightlife. Unfortunately, like other popular Eastern European cities like Prague, Budapest and Riga, the boom in tourism has also seen a spike…

horse and carriage ride in Krakow

Dubai Miracle Gardens: Largest Flower Garden in the World

Last updated on February 28th, 2023 at 05:03 pmOn our recent trip to Dubai we experienced the surreal Miracle Gardens, which only opened in February of this year. Can you guess which day?… Valentine’s Day of course! When visiting the desert, luscious flower gardens are not what usually springs to mind. Unless perhaps you were…

Kilmainham Jail, Moving Political History Lesson in Dublin

Last updated on December 20th, 2022 at 12:55 amThe history of Ireland has been a turbulent one. 700 years of English occupation effectively ended in 1922 when the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed. This paved the way for Irish Independence following a 2 and 1/2 year resistance movement against British rule. The treaty was divisive among…

Kilmainham Jail, where 'In the Name of the Father' was filmed

Interesting and Funny Singapore Pictures

Last updated on December 18th, 2022 at 07:38 pmSingapore is a diverse  city filled with many contrasts. Largely because of its colonial past the nation’s first language is English, but most residents are of Malaysian, Chinese and Indian decent and do not speak English in their homes. So unfortunately many speak their official language a…

No durum fruit in Singapore