A man’s a man for a’ that
Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard, featured on a USSR Post commemorative postage stamp
Freezing funicular
A funicular tram plying the route between Starý Smokovec and Hrebienok mountain in Slovakia’s High Tatra range in winter.
My lovely horse
An Icelandic horse. We would ask, “Why the long face?” but that doesn’t seem to apply here.
Five questions about Iceland – Quick Quiz
For such a small nation, Iceland has a lot of superlatives. How much do you know about this intriguing country on the north-western edge of Europe?
Christmas, Krakow
A Christmas tree beside the historic Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) in Kraków, Poland’s second city.
Five questions about Poland – Quick Quiz
Poland’s roller-coaster history has seen it first dominate Eastern Europe then lose its independence for a century. But what else do you know about Poland?