Too Square to be Hip
A narcissist's guide to travel and culture
Geography Chester is located in North-West England, not far east of the Welsh border. It is part of the county of Cheshire, south of Manchester and built on the river Dee. History Antiquity Chester was founded as Deva Victrix, a roman Castrum (Fort) in 79 A.D. on Celtic land. The name Deva likely from the …
Exploring Decew Falls Growing tired of the commercial attractions in Niagara Falls (there is only so much money you can gamble away!), we headed out for a hike in St. Catherine’s. You will likely have a hard time finding parking nearby due to the popularity of this attraction so you may have to drive up …
In this post I count down a series of highlight real castles from the Balkan region of Europe. Although sparsely populated, this mountainous area has seen much bloodshed – a direct result of its geographic position between Europe and Asia. Successive empires have tried to establish themselves in the region only to be displaced, borders …
Well we’re living here in AllentownAnd they’re closing all the factories downOut in Bethlehem they’re killing timeFilling out formsStanding in line Billy Joel Allentown is not the typical travel destination. A Rust Belt city, it is often thought of as a rough and tumble town going downhill with a vengeance. The city was memorialized, along …
A Brief Layout and Description Courseulles is a small town of a few thousand people. It lies on the shore of the English Channel and is built into the west bank of the Seulles river. On the east bank of the river is a large sandbar where the German army was positioned on D-Day. As …
History This post will focus primarily on the history of Caen during both the Medieval Ages and the Second World War, the two most interesting periods in the city’s history. As such a brief history section has been provided for your convenience. Medieval Ages Caen was originally an unimportant Gallo-Roman settlement called Catumagos. The small …
History The city of Rouen was founded by Gaulic tribes. Along with the rest of Gaul, Rouen was invaded by Rome. The Romans renamed the city Rotomagus and it briefly became the second city of Roman Gaul after the city of Lugdunum (Lyon). After the fall of Roman Gaul to barbarian tribes, Rouen became the …
History and Geography During the early British colonial period, Central Canada was was split between Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec). While Lower Canada was mostly composed of french catholic settlers, Upper Canada was filled with Protestant English settlers. Naturally this created a certain level of discord nevertheless Canada repelled American invasion during both …
What places should you visit in the Balkans? That is if an arbitrary rule limited you to pick only pick one city per country! In this list I pick (1) one city per Balkan nation to visit. If you are travelling on a tight time schedule and trying to hit nation highlights, this may be …
Journey from Bucharest It was a warm day when I ventured out of chaotic Bucharest by way of a car rented from my hostel. Typical of Romania, the vehicle was ancient and it spewed a dark black smoke. The speedometer was no longer functional and navigating through the capital’s heavy traffic and erratic driving was …
