Travel Archives - William J. Furney

Too Many Tourists in Our Local Areas, Say Spanish, as Country Leads Anti-Tourism Sentiment in Europe: Poll

More people in Spain than elsewhere in top European holiday desintations decry what they see as a wave of tourism that’s harming their lives.

A bite out of the Big Apple reveals the entrenched paranoia of the ultimate rat race — in more ways than one.

Scotland is a feeling as much as an experience, but some aspects, like Edinburgh Airport, are mismanaged and lead to misery for tourists.

I went to Rome to see the pope — and did — along with the vast treasures and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church, and poverty outside.

A visit to the Dutch capital goes awry after a couple of puffs on a joint, leading to a hellish experience from which there is no relief.

Passion, creativity and style are on everyday display in Milan, one of Italy’s most vibrant cities. I dive into modern-day Renaissance life.

Welsh is alive and thriving, while the native tongue of the Irish people is mostly unused and fast dying out — why the linguistic disparity?

The celebrated designer drew inspiration from the colours of Morocco, but how much of his exotic getaway was fantasy?

Obesity rates are soaring, but the good news is that toxic foods like meat and dairy may be on the way out, saving health and the planet.

A sojuourn to a remote Canary village, to finish a book and continue training for a marathon, opens up disturbing vistas of human life.