David Whitley
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I am a full time travel writer and specialise in Australia, Europe and the Caribbean. I have visited, on the current count, 83 countries. I can also be found elsewhere on the web investigating flight options from the UK to Australia and being a bit grumpy.
I also have a taste for the bizarre. How bizarre? Well I've been on a tour of the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone in the Ukraine if that's a fair indicator...
Latest Articles
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Syracuse Hotels and Restaurants
The best B&Bs, guesthouses and quality doubles, plus where travellers can find street-side snacks, cheap café food, pizza, seafood meals and traditional Sicilian dishes.
Oct 9, 2007
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Ancient Mesopotamia in London, UK
The history of Cunieform Script, Babylonian Rulers, the Persian Empire, the world's first board games and charter of human rights on the British Museum's free guided tour
Oct 9, 2007
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Travel Tips: Syracuse, Italy
Sicily's cultural capital is home to many great finds, including the Festival of Santa Lucia, the Neapolis Archaeological Park, Ortygia and a puppet theatre.
Oct 8, 2007
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Torture Museums in Eastern Europe
Museums of Medieval Torture Instruments are the new must-have for Eastern European cities as visitors to Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Russia and the Czech Republic can see.
Oct 8, 2007
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Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Scottish scientist William Hunter bequeathed Scotland's oldest public museum. Find the entrance, and marvel at Sir Isaac Newton's death mask and a walrus' penis bone...
Oct 7, 2007
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Live Music Venues in Sheffield, UK
There is more to the South Yorkshire indie rock scene than Arctic Monkeys - Little Man Tate, Richard Hawley and Reverend and the Makers have all been fostered there.
Oct 7, 2007
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Naked Saunas in Helsinki, Finland
For Finns, it's traditional to strip off and sit in a hot, sweaty room with members of the same sex without any clothes on. In the capital city, skinny dipping is in.
Oct 3, 2007
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Train Times to Stockholm, Sweden
High speed lines and modern trains make Sweden's rail network extensive, fast and pleasant. Journey times on Sveriges Jarnvag and Arlanda Express vary very little.
Oct 1, 2007
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Train Times to Brussels, Belgium
Use the European rail network for a city break holiday - buy international train tickets to Bruxelles Midi or Centraal Station from France, England, Netherlands & Germany
Sep 30, 2007
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Train Travel Times to Cologne
A major transport hub on the German rail network, Koln Hauptbahnhof makes the biggest city in NordRhein-Westfalen accessible to Bremen, Hanover & Essen.
Sep 26, 2007
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