Amsterdam was founded in 1306, or to be more precise that is the year city rights were granted. Few buildings from this period remain because in 1421 fire destroyed two-thirds of the city. When in 1452 another blaze swept through the city, legislation was passed banning the use of wood as building material....

People often choose airlines based on ticket prices, service, perks and safety. When it comes to the first three factors people often base their decisions on research and actual experience. You can after all easily compare fares just by surfing online or asking your travel agency for quotations. Service...

March in Boston is melting snow, budding trees, and robins in the park. Take advantage of warmer, early spring days by exploring Boston’s Emerald Necklace , a unique linear park system that was designed in the late 1800’s by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Since Boston was...

Travelling around Libya it struck me that Muammar al-Gaddafi  was the Michael Jackson of dictators, always keen on appearing in fancy dress. He has just reinforced his whacky reputation by declaring a jihad on Switzerland and suggesting that Muslim nations should ban Swiss ships from their ports....

Attracting both brilliant thinkers eager to expound their views, quiet intellectual types, and a goodly number of aging hipsters, the Algiers Coffeehouse is a bona-fide Harvard Square instituiton . It is an almost sultry setting-complete with a soaring  wood ceiling,  clusters of  tiny brass-inlaid...

The train ticket machines in Schiphol Airport concourse show a welcome screen with a leafy Amsterdam canal and invite the tourist to buy a Comfort Class Ticket to Amsterdam. Comfort Class simply means first class. This type of tickets costs €6.50 for a single trip from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal...