Monthly Archive: April 2023

Apr.30, 2023 Ireland, Irish Éire, is a country of western Europe occupying five-sixths of the westernmost major island of the British Isles. Here is the flag of Ireland: The magnificent scenery of Ireland’s Atlantic...

Apr. 29, 2023 For information about the country of Scotland, please see my post on The Isle of Skye. This post will focus on the city of Oban. The tour was very short, though...

Apr. 28, 2023 Sing me a song of a lass that is gone, Say, could that lass be I? Merry of soul she sailed on a day Over the sea to Skye. Billow and...

Apr. 25, 2023 Well, as the poet Robert Burns put it “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley.” Rather than visiting Scandinavia, I was laid low with a bout of...

Apr. 18, 2023 Netherlands is a country located in northwestern Europe. It is also known as Holland. “Netherlands” means low-lying country; the name Holland (from Houtland, or “Wooded Land”) was originally given to one...

Apr. 17, 2023 Belgium is a country of northwestern Europe. It is one of the smallest and most densely populated European countries, and it has been, since its independence in 1830, a representative democracy...

Apr. 16, 2023 For information about England, please see my post on Weymouth. This post will focus on the cities of Rye, Tenterden and Northiam in Kent. We were meant to pull in at...

Apr. 15, 2023 As in previous posts, I will begin with facts about the country before turning to the city. England is the major constituent of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of...

Apr. 10, 2023 Portugal, officially Portuguese Republic, Portuguese República Portuguesa, is a country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. The Portuguese flag: Once continental Europe’s greatest power, Portugal...

Apr. 09, 2023 For information about the country of Spain, please see my post on Malaga. This post will focus on the city of Cádiz. We set out on a drive through the beautiful...