Europe Travel Stories

Albanian Mikpriste - Dhermi, Albania It's high-noon hot on a forsaken beach in Dhermi, Albania. Jann Huizenga tries to strike up a conversation with the only other soul around.	A Handful of Spanish Towns - Elche, Orihuela, Murcia, Cartagena and Alicante, Spain By selecting Spanish towns carefully, you may be in for a surprise when summing up your experiences.

Traveling With a Clear Plastic Bag - London, England Jennifer L. Price recounts her experience of flying to Germany out of London the day after the terrorist arrests. She has a few questions about the effectiveness of the procedures, and what more can be done.	Naples Bites Back - Naples, Italy For Jolyon Rose, there are two ways to travel - you can sightsee or you can see. Naples is a real, pumping, vibrant, decaying and living city. It's a place to feel, to see, to be.
The Maltese Beer Can - Malta John M. Edwards heads to Malta, discovering a traveller's liquid pride along the way.	Balaton Breeze - Lake Balaton, Hungary John M. Edwards feels horror vacui visiting Central Europe's largest lake, where Checkov meets Bukowski...
Finisterre or The End of the World - Finisterre, Galicia, Spain Arturo Conde heads to the edge of the world - or, at least, it seems that way.	Housing Plight in City of Light - Paris, France Carmen Jenner is on a mission to find a small flat for a six-week stay in Paris. She soon finds that the French do "small" even smaller than most.
Lounging in Lugano - Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland Moumita D. finds Lugano to be a beautiful, laid-back and cheerful city full of warm locals who combine the vibrant charm of the Italians with the order and punctuality of the Swiss.	Hammerfest - The World's Northernmost City - Hammerfest/Finnmark/Norway Anne-Sophie Redisch discovers the northernmost city in the world to be colourful and full of life.

The Kingdom of Playland â€“ the Youngest Microstate Rory Shallowcreek explores the intricacies of the world's youngest microstate - Playland.	Wedding Crashing in the Republic of Georgia - Tbilisi, Georgia There's vomit on Michael Kennard's shoes and an empty pack of smokes in his pocket. He doesn't recall vomiting, and definitely doesn't remember smoking an entire pack of cigarettes. This is the brutal aftermath of a Georgian wedding.
Solsbury (Silbury) Hill - England, United Kingdom Jessica Spiegel joins the Mystic Society and ends up traipsing through an English cowfield in the dark of a November night. And yes, she had a great time.	The Baby Cemetery - Sumgait, Azerbaijan In Sumgait, Azerbaijan there is a cemetery with a special section where only children are buried. Michael Kennard makes his way there, though he's not even sure why.
Why We Travel - Isle of Capri - Isle of Capri, Italy Mark Tisdale comments that there are many reasons to travel, but sometimes the things we remember best are those unplanned moments.	The Living in Working Abroad - Brighton, England Work-abroad challenger Addoley Dzegede struggles to find a home in Brighton.
Stray Dog Days - The World Philip Blazdell rushes around the world, clenching his phone and dashing off love letters, one text at a time.	Amsterdam Space Cadet - Amsterdam, Netherlands Tom Adams tries a space cake and is transported to a whole new world.

Turkey Day - Turkey John M. Edwards, a Mayflower descendant, becomes a pilgrim in Turkey	Living and Breathing - Sarajevo, Bosnia Dave Hogan discovers that while Sarajevo has forgiven, it certainly will not forget.