Archive for: June 2008

The Loire Valley is home to over 100 French châteaux, some of these are spectacularly grand.  On our château trail we visited Ch…

The world’s most gruelling bicycle race is just around the bend.  The 2008 Tour de France marks the 95th anniversary of this high profile professional cycling event.  Competitors in this 23 day annual event will hit …

Whereas in the northern part of Italy, we have Milano, one of the main centers of high fashion in the world, far away, towards the southern spur of the country can be found the town of …

Bastille Day is around the corner again and July 14th is a day of National celebrations for all of France. Those travellers who are fortunate enough to be in the vicinity of Paris on Bastille Day will be …

Like a viral epidemic, the much anticipated SATC inflicted excitement on women around the world last week, many of whom clamoured to be at the first night’s viewing. The receptionist at our gym hurried …

We’re on the train from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport, or Fiumicino as it used to be called, to Roma …

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is both the place of pilgrimage for the Camargue gypsies as well as the name of …

The Camargue is an interesting region in the south of France, very much like its own separate little country. …