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Switzerland - more than just chocolate and cheese.
September 10, 2019 - I suppose I fell in love with the mountains on a school skiing trip some forty years ago. The snow and the dramatic land...
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Calvados and crêpes
February 09, 2019 - I love France. In particular I love Normandy and Brittany. I love the people, the granite farmhouses, the sleepy fishing...
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The Baltic capitals
September 12, 2018 - Four countries in ten days sounds like quite a hectic schedule but actually this was a very enjoyable (and educational)...
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Borderlands of France
September 14, 2017 - I'll start this blog with a little shout-out to Google Earth and Booking.com, which helped us to identify Alsace as a be...
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Florence
September 10, 2016 - As a former capital city Florence is one of the most important destinations in any tour of Europe. The city has some bea...
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America - the 'New World'
September 06, 2016 - I think I need to start this blog by apologising to all our American friends for any offence that I am about to cause wi...
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Monopoli - Do not pass GO!
November 15, 2015 - Gilly and I wanted a nice relaxing holiday with Mediterranean food and a glass of wine in a sunny piazza so we decided o...
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A cruel age (or life begins at 50)
June 01, 2015 - Birthdays are strangely cruel, particularly the big important ones. There I was, busily minding my own business in my la...
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Bacon, Vikings and "That Mermaid".
April 28, 2015 - The tourist guide tells you that, to blend in with the locals, you should wait for the green man when crossing the road.
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Berlin: A tale of two cities.
October 05, 2014 - The title of this blog of course refers to East and West Berlin; now one city but with two very different histories.
Wh...
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Malta, the long road to freedom.
June 14, 2014 - So what do you expect to see when you visit a place that has the reputation for being the most bombed place on Earth? Bo...
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Rocky honeymoon
September 27, 2013 - Gilly doesn't like to do AM; I've known that for a long time but this was different. This was the start of our honeymoon...
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The road to Paris
April 07, 2013 - A recent trip to Paris brought some beautiful photo opportunities in some of the most unexpected places and, as I was tr...
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