Author: caramelsalty
What I did in the Morning in Mechelen, Belgium
For a little city, Mechelen has more than its fair share of Unesco Sites. But lurking amongst these is a darker Mechelen of revolutions squashed, Spanish fury unleashed, torture on […]
The Hague – Arriving by Train at the Seaside Town of Scheveningen
Little do I know as I board the Antwerp – Den Haag intercity train, that by sunset, thanks to an artist’s legacy, the 20th century transition of a fishing village […]
Malta – The Knights Arrive in Vittoriosa
The story of Vittoriosa begins in Rhodes. After 220 years of rule, the Knights of Rhodes surrender to Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire. Under generous terms, they depart Rhodes on the […]
Malta – A Walk from Marsaskala to Marsaxlokk and the Tarxien Temples
After my enjoyable Dingli Cliffs walk (Dingli Cliff Blog), I’m eager to tackle another walk from my collection of leaflets from the tourist office. As the fishing village of Marsaxlokk […]
Malta – Rabat, Siggiewi and the Blue Grotto
From the bus, Rabat hadn’t looked as appealing as the walled city of Mdina which I had visited a couple of days ago (blog link here). But as my ticket […]
Melaka – Of Heritage Streets, Peranakan Cuisine and Legends
I’ve left the streets around my hostel for my last morning in Melaka. I have faith that the streets of Melaka can offer up something totally unique from all the […]
Malta -A Walk Along Dingli Cliffs
Not having associated Malta as a walker’s destination, I’m pleasantly surprised to have had found leaflets of walks around Malta at the Mdina Tourist Office. From the armful I picked […]
Malta – Mdina, the Old Capital
Mdina, a city from antiquity, is far, far older than Valetta. Records show that the Phoenicians, from 7000 years ago, called it Maleth. So Maleth, here I come. Start of […]
Melaka – The British in Melaka
My history lesson in Melaka thus far, got to when the British took charge of Melaka with the signing of the 1824 Dutch Anglo treaty. So today I’m going to discover […]
Hampstead Heath To Kenwood House
I read somewhere that Hampstead Heath is so magical that when C.S. Lewis was walking in the snow there and spots an old-fashioned lamp, he comes up with the idea […]