Paris, like any major European city, never fails to surprise and delight. On a recent trip to the Musée Marmottan (which has the largest collection in the World of paintings by Claude Monet – including the painting that gave rise to the term Impressionism), I all but stumbled upon a dis-used railway line that is [...]
In my post last week I wrote about La route Napoléon, the modern-day motorway that follows the route Napoléon took to Paris through the south of France on his way back from exile on the island of Elba. Not only does the N85 motorway follow an event of historical importance and interest, it also passes [...]
The Channel Island of Jersey is perfect for walking as there are miles of green lanes and footpaths. When I was in Jersey in May 2010, I went on a Walking in Jersey guided walk with Remi Couriard, a Blue Badge guide. Our five mile circular walk was “Spring Colour in St Lawrence”. Our first [...]
Brittany’s coasts with towns such as the medieval Vannes are – justifiably – extremely popular with tourists. Yet Brittany also boasts an interesting interior, replete with Brittany attractions such as beautiful churches and castles, charming towns and landscapes and locations from Arthurian legend; nevertheless, most tourists never make it here to sample some authentic Breton [...]
This February I returned to the Brecon Beacons National Park in mid Wales where we also stayed in a bunkhouse last summer and wanted to give you some Europe travel tips on what there is to see and do in this beautiful region of Wales. The Brecon Beacons National Park, with over 500 square miles [...]
Until my family and I visited Provence’s Gorges du Verdon (Verdon Canyons), we had no idea that these were the largest gorges in Europe. We associated Provence with idyllic hilltowns, rolling landscapes and beautiful coastlines, some of the very reasons why it is renowned as one of the best places to visit in Europe. However [...]
European travel tips tend to be large scale, sweeping generalizations. For example, don’t miss Gamla Stan in Stockholm, no matter what time of the year. They are good tips, and tips that I make (and follow for that matter) on a regular basis. However, sometimes there are events that don’t always show up in your [...]
I was offered a complimentary copy of Paris Movie Walks by Michael Schurmann for review purposes. I’m not a great movie buff but I thought that movie themed self guided Paris walks sounded like a great idea. Paris is already renowned as being one of the best places to visit in Europe, so it would [...]
The beautiful medieval town of Civita di Bagnoregio, about 100 km north of Rome – within the province of Lazio and just along the border with neighboring Umbria – is known as la città che muore (the dying city). It’s one of the best places to visit in Europe if you enjoy historic towns. Dying [...]
The Montenegrins tell a story about the creation of their country. They say that after God created the Earth, he looked down in his bag which had once contained all the birds, fish, animals, plants, water and the first humans who now populated his new planet. He noticed that in the bag there were still [...]
