Images With A Story

"A picture paints a thousand words", but words can paint a thousand pictures, too. Explore Europe through journal excerpts, articles, and travel stories to compliment the image galleries. Every story has images, and every image has a story. Please refer to the Regional Destination List at right, and contact us to view more images or stories.

Olé Madrid!

There are few cities in the world that I love at first sight, often it takes a few days of finding my way around and getting a feel for things before I am entirely seduced. But once in a while, I am swept off my feet the moment I step out. And stepping out from the Ritz Hotel in Madrid was like my first kiss all over again. It simply took my breath away.

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Paris Encore!

Layover in Paris......ahhh Paris....doesn’t even feel like I am really here. It’s my first time being in a city with someone who so detests it, still, I am excited to be in Paris. The first foreign city I ever experienced at 15, under such a different context. The strange familiarity - the billboards against aged buildings, the same brand diaper ads, the cute citroens and minis filling the long avenues.

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Austria

• Danube River
• Vienna
• Salzburg
• Krems
• Innsbruck
• Melk

Cyprus

• Limassol
• Omodos

Czech Republic

• Danube River
• Prague
• Telc
• Kutna Hora

Denmark

• Copenhagen
• Dragor

Estonia

• Tallinn

Finland

• Helsinki
• Poorvo

France

• Menton
• Monaco
• Nice
• Rocquebrun

Germany

• Dusseldorf
• Frankfurt
• Koln
• Lubeck
• Nuremburg
• Rhine River
• Rostock
• Schwerin
• Wuppertal
• Wurzburg

Greece

• Athens
• Cape Sounion
• Santorini
• Rhodes
• Corfu
• Mykonos
• Ios

Hungary

• Budapest
• Danube River

Ireland

• Connemara
• Cliffs Of Mohr
• Donegal
• Galway
• Inishowen
• Limerick
• Mayo
• Shannon
• Sligo
• The Burren
• Westport

Italy

• Cinque Terre
• Rome
• Florence
• Venice
• Capri
• Portofino
• Santa Margarita Ligure
• Naples
• Pompei
• Vatican City
• Pisa
• Lido De Jesolo

Latvia

• Riga

Portugal

• Algarve
• Azores
• Cascais
• Lisbon
• Estoril
• Estremoz
• Lagos
• Figuera De Foz
• Ericeire
• Buarcos
• Ericeira
• Batalha
• Luso
• Madiera (Island)
• Monchique
• Obidos
• Portinao
• Sintra

Russia

• Goritsy
• Kirilov
• Kishi Island
• Moscow
• Peterhof
• St. Petersberg
• Uglich
• Yaroslavl

Sicily

• Taoromina

Spain

• Barcelona
• Bilbao

Canary Islands

• Tenerife
• Cordoba
• Figueres
• Gerona
• Granada
• Guadix
• Madrid
• Malaga
• Segovia
• Sevilla
• Toledo

Sweden

• Kapellskar
• Stockholm

The Netherlands

• Amsterdam
• Volendam

United Kingdom

England (Listed By Region)

• Cornwall
• Cotswolds
• Cheshire
• Cumbria (Lake District)
• Devon
• Hertfordshire
• Kent
• London
• Sussex
• Warwickshire
• Wiltshire

Scotland

• Edinburgh
• St. Andrews
• Perth
• Stirling
• Mull Of Kintyre
• Glasgow

Northern Ireland

• Giant's Causeway
• Coleraine

Wales

• Cardiff
• Betws Y Coed
• Brecon Beacons
• Snowdonia
• Anglessey
• Porthmadog
• Llandudno
• Ffestiniog
• Conway
• Caernarfon

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