Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

After spending a week in Edinburgh, Scotland, visiting a Dear Relative (DR), I’m now in Leeds, England. You might ask, what brought me to Leeds?...

I just finished spending a full week in Edinburgh, Scotland. (I posted this on a train from Edinburgh to my next stop.) Nevertheless, this is...

“Tranquil travel tips” is probably not the most accurate title, but I appreciate alliteration, adroit or not. They are, more appropriately, suggestions that work for...

After spending three weeks travelling around Hungary, I’ve almost reached the end of this jaunt. I’ve returned to Budapest, my starting point in this Hungarian...

“Lyceum Church and a Bit More” doesn’t sound like I did much in Pécs this afternoon. I didn’t. I did visit the Lyceum Church, although...

Except for the train station and the walk from there to my hotel, I’ve so far stayed primarily in the old section of central Pécs....

“A mosque, a synagogue, and a street.” That sounds like the opening of a joke, doesn’t it? A mosque, a synagogue, and a street walk...

It was a slow morning for me. The biggest sight I saw, both by size and impact, was the Gallery of Modern Hungarian Art. But...

If I had to pick a highlight of my afternoon, it would, surprisingly, be the Zsolnay Museum. I say surprisingly because I wasn’t sure if...

I hadn’t planned to start at Pécs Cathedral this morning, but things didn’t quite work out according to plan. I intended to start at the...