Shielded by walls and gates on the right bank of the Vistula, Toruń is the brick-built city that gave the world Nicolaus Copernicus. The man who put the sun at the centre of the solar system was born here in 1473, and the cathedral still has the very font in which he was baptised. There’s …
Between Katowice and Gliwice, Zabrze is a working city in the Silesian Metropolis. If you love industrial technology you should look no further than the three show mines from when coalmining was peaking in the early 20th century. The pick of these, the Guido Mine, kits you out with mining gear to descend 355 metres …
Historic and modern at the same time, Gliwice is a Silesian industrial city that ballooned in the 19th century but held onto its Medieval core. During its industrial golden age Gliwice was designed as a “Garden City”, which explains why you’re never more than a few steps from a park, and why there’s an exotic …
Capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in South Central Poland, Kielce is a city that first grew rich from its plentiful metal and stone deposits. For more than 600 years the city was in the hands of the Kraków Bishops, who built themselves a castle on a hill just next to the market square. In the …
While some English seaside towns can feel downtrodden and garish, Eastbourne bucks the trend for the classy Victorian townhouses and hotels that line its seafront. This sophisticated bearing is exemplified by the Bandstand, a Neo-Grec building, clad with faience and hosting a prom and fireworks display every Wednesday in summer. Eastbourne is on the eastern …
At 0° longitude, where the Eastern and Western Hemispheres meet, Greenwich has astronomy and seafaring in its soul. This corner of southeast London also has a royal past, as Henry VIII resided here in the 16th century, while a line of monarchs spent time at the Queen’s House, still standing in front of Wren’s Old …
If adventure, natural beauty, and wildlife is what your family enjoys, then Hawaii is the ideal vacation destination for you. Hawaii is a chain of eight main islands each with unique landscapes and personalities. Mountains with lush rainforests, waterfalls, and thousands of animal species tower high above sea level while thriving coral reefs exist below. …
The Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote about the town of Colchester in the 1st Century AD. Camulodunum, as it was then known, was once the capital of Roman Britain and is the UK’s oldest town. The place to dip into Camulodunum’s history is an extraordinary monument in its own right: Colchester Castle is a …
Embraced by a loop on the River Severn, Shrewsbury is a market town that wins people over with its Tudor houses, Medieval castle and idyllic riverside park. The watery barrier of the Severn has helped Shrewsbury hang onto more than 600 historic buildings, as well as its “Shuts”, which are sequestered little passageways. Charles Darwin …
Whitby is located in the centre of Ontario’s Durham region; around 48 kilometres east of Toronto. The town dates back to 1855, but today is a suburb of the Greater Toronto Area. The location of the town means that there is plenty to see and do, not only within Whitby itself, but also outside of …