Western Europe Travel Stories

Westvleteren: A Beer Journey - Belgium, Europe Nick Wusz went on an epic adventure to Belgium to quaff the world's greatest ale, brewed by the Trappist monks of Westvleteren.	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.
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.	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.
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	Queen of Madrid - Madrid, Spain The Queen of Madrid smiles no royal smiles, has no royal blood and is never received with applause.

The Cartographers of Antalya - Antalya, Turkey All caveats aside, Chris Sexton thinks the Turks are terrible mapmakers.	Days of Rain - Alicante, Spain The only thing Kristin Mock brought back from Alicante’s white mountains was a bundle of personal words in a taped-up book written in a language she was still learning.