Europe – Page 25 – The Unexpected Traveller

A photo of the baker's monument beside the walls of Ancient Rome

The Curious Story of the Slave and the Baker

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2015-02-022026-02-23
Posted in History

Imagine what life must have been like in Ancient Rome. The hustle and bustle of the metropolis of the city-state that ruled the known world must have been awe-inspiring to anyone, particularly a recently freed slave.

A photo of the organ in the Sagrada Familia

Iberian Road Trip Review

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2015-01-192025-01-09
Posted in Tips

In December, I wrote about my plans to go on a road trip for my New Year’s holiday. The reality did not disappoint as I drove, drank and ate my

How to Spend a Weekend in Brussels

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2015-01-052026-03-12
Posted in Tips

Picture the scene – you’re in Brussels over a weekend because of a business meeting that ran late on Friday. You’ve only heard bad things about Brussels and you’ve always

A photo of the biscuit display at Antica Focacceria San Francesco

Anti-Mafia dining in Rome

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-12-292026-04-22
Posted in To Eat

There are many considerations that come to mind when choosing a restaurant – location, style, quality, parking maybe – but I’ve never found myself in a situation where I said

A lossly compressed thumbnail of a picture of Lisbon Streets

New Year’s Road Trip

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-12-152025-01-09
Posted in Experiences

A few months’ ago, just as the summer was peaking, I turned my mind to thoughts of a New Year’s holiday. It’s worth planning ahead, even if there are always

A photo of breakfast at the Workshop Cafe - Brussels, Belgium

Five (more) reasons why I still like Brussels (and some why I shouldn’t!)

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-12-082026-03-12
Posted in Opinion

Many people stare at me when I tell them that I like Brussels. For them it is a grey, bland, cloud-covered Euro-cratic city. For me, it’s where I spent a

A photo of typical Maltese door knockers - Senglea, Malta

Walk about – Senglea, Malta

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-11-172026-02-23
Posted in Tips

When you stand on the south-facing fortified walls of Valletta, Malta's capital city, Fort St Angelo ⛫ is what captures your attention. A little to the West, across the creek, the city of Senglea is just as noteworthy.

A photo of a facade of a building - Prague, Czechia

The Legend of the Golden Well

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-10-272026-02-23
Posted in Legends

Prague is a city built on legends and stories which abound with every street corner. One of my favourite activities here is to roam around noting the magnificent designs on

A Crystal Night

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-09-082022-07-14
Posted in To Eat

One juggling act travellers face is simple – when choosing a restaurant do you go for something close to the reassuring familiarity of the tourist centre or do you opt for

A photo of Mr Hili from Tal-Massar Winery presenting their wines - Gharb, Malta

Wine Tasting in Gozo

Posted by Antoine P Borg
Posted on 2014-08-182020-10-13
Posted in Experiences

One of the joys of travelling to Malta is the trip down memory lane, and across the country, to get to the island of Gozo by boat. Gozo is many

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