Het Steen (The Stone in English) has been on my bucket list for years. Normally, the old prison of Delft is not open to the public, but there are exceptions during school holidays. And I’m either at work or away on school holidays, so that’s a problem. But, I managed to go last week and […]

Originally, the name Derby Gaol referred to 3 separate prisons in Derby. Today, only Friar Gate Goal still remains and it has been transformed into a small but interesting  tourist attraction. The basement of the building still holds some of the original cells and both the cells and the garden are extremely haunted.  The history […]

Hashima Island is a small unoccupied island right in front of the Japanese coast, some 9,5 miles (15 km) from Nagasaki. The island is nicknamed Battleship Island because of its shape and it has been abandoned for several years. But, abandoned does not mean empty, because the ghosts of the past have taken over the […]

Ah Paris! City of romance and… ghosts! The Paris Catacombs aren’t the most ideal place to take your date, unless she’s interested in the paranormal and in creepy places. Underneath the city of Paris there is an underground corridor system which is 290 km (180 miles) long. These corridors originated in the Roman times, and […]

If you take a close look at Sweden, you’ll see that it consists of many small islands. Especially around the capital of Stockholm. One of these islands, Lovön, is the site of a magnificent palace: Drottningholm Palace. Even today, this is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. But they don’t live there alone… […]

In the ancient town of Rye, East Essex, you can find the Grade II historical Inn the Mermaid Inn. It has a long, interesting and turbulent history. Today, the inn serves both British and French dishes and has received several prizes, along with the AA Rosette prize. But, you won’t be having your dinner alone…  […]