Paris - France I apparently only live 392 miles from Paris yet I've never been. I've visited Tanzania three times, I once went to New Zealand for six days. So what's my issue with France and its hyped up capital? Quite simply, my Dad hated the French, I've always felt the French hated me, I …
Valencia - Spain I can't say that Valencia has been high on my list of places to visit but as I begin a new era of sharing, being told what to do and saying 'yes dear', all with a smile, I found myself hurtling down a runway heading to the east coast of Spain in …
Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway. England. In the north of England there is a great wall made of solid stone 5 meters high, 3 meters wide and 75 miles long with watch towers every mile stretching across the rugged English landscape. It's purpose? To prevent the Wild-men from coming south and ruining everything. Only it's not the …
Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest affects people in many, many different ways and some more than others. For instance a gentleman at Munich airport thought it wise to check in the luggage scale instead of his suitcase. It had been a long few days in Munich for my travel companion and I and instead of bothering to …
A Tale of Two Cities. The title isn't a coincidence, I did steal it from another little known writer, Mr Dickens. It's supposed to be a good book which I intend to read one day. Not that it has anything to do with the following topic of conversation. Writing about Cesky Krumlov left me feeling …
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