Winter: Waste or Wonder?

Carousel Travel/ERASMUSPublished February 11, 2009 at 1:12 No Comments

The too familiar sound of the alarm clock awakes you to the reality of another ordinary day. Today, however, will be decidedly different, as becomes apparent when the curtains open to a complete whitewash outside.
Stopping for a spot of people-watching on freezing Victoria Park last week, it struck me that when it comes to snow,
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The Season for Salzburg

Carousel Travel/ERASMUSPublished January 26, 2009 at 17:57 No Comments

“Mozart’s house, no way!” The familiar phrase I am used to hearing from over-zealous American tourists has become rather tiring. But their enthusiasm for Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace, is entirely justified: it is quite simply one of the most beautiful places on earth. A World Heritage Site, the Old Town is a charming array of narrow
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