Signs to make you smile …
One of the things I like to do when travelling is to smile and one of the things that makes me smile is seeing puns and good word play.
5 places in Europe worth returning to …
Five towns and small cities, that I would love to go back to after I complete my journey around the world. European towns and cities worth a second look! After travelling for 3 years (it would have been 4.5 years if there hadn’t been a pandemic,) I thought it was time to look back on […]
Getting high on my travels!
Does anyone else like to get high when they are travelling? No, not that! I mean staying in accommodation that is at 5, 14 or 20 storeys high.
Branching Out. Thoughts about Châtenay-Malabry Arboretum.
Being in nature is the antithesis of being in an amusement arcade.
The best Airbnbs of the last 3 years!
It’s a New Year and I thought I would reflect back at the Airbnbs I have stayed in – over 50 of them by now. Here are the best 6 …
Remember Brest
It rained at some point every day for the three weeks I was there … and I still fell in love with Brest!
Nasty in Nantes
Now I have had advice before – that when it comes to local disputes, stay away.
In the footsteps of Amélie. A day in Paris.
Why should a 62 year old, who had never visited Paris before, decide to use a 18 year old film to dictate his first day there?