Don't miss this walled medieval hill town with its famous towers in beautiful Tuscany http://www.youtube.com/v/F9kDPUR2yIg San Gimignano in Italy is famous for its tower houses, and here, 54 metres up on top of the tallest one, the Torre Grossa, built in 1311, Tony Page gives you a 360 degree … [Read more...]
Assisi: Live from the Rocca Maggiore
See the Basilica of St. Francis from the Rocca Maggiore tower, high above Assisi http://www.youtube.com/v/trXcW-oWrw4 The Basilica of St. Francis is not the only thing to see in Assisi: high above the town is the mighty castle of Rocca Maggiore, a medieval fortress that was built almost a … [Read more...]
Castel Gandolfo: Live from the Pope’s Summer Residence
Overlooking beautiful Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo has both the Pope and Porchetta http://www.youtube.com/v/6H3sDW9wXmA He missed seeing the Pope, or sampling the famous "porchetta", and was nearly trampled underfoot by pilgrim hordes, but Tony Page enjoyed his visit to this friendly little town … [Read more...]
Orvieto: Live From The Moro Tower
A Bird's Eye View of This Famous Etruscan City in Southwestern Umbria, Italy http://www.youtube.com/v/iBFS9wieb14 High above Orvieto atop the Moro Tower, Tony Page gives you a bird's eye view of this famous mediaeval city in southwestern Umbria, Italy. Populated since Etruscan times, it's built … [Read more...]
Breitling Wing Walk Aerobatics Over Sydney
Barnstorming Retro Aerobatics Shot Over Sydney - Captured From My Balcony! Swiss watchmaker Breitling's commercial shoot of "wing-walking" aerobatics disturbed me from the perusal of my morning paper - a couple of biplanes and a helicopter are quite noisy - so I grabbed a handy camera and shot off … [Read more...]
Useful facts for travel to Ireland
Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Ireland Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals There is a HUGE number of events and festivals, both traditional and modern, in … [Read more...]
Venice Connected and Vaporetto Tickets
Buying Your Vaporetto Tickets On-line With Venice Connected You can now buy your transport ticket on-line through the Venice Connected website. Venice Connected vaporetto travel ticket prices used to be based on your planned date of travel and vary depending on whether it’s … [Read more...]
Aspendos – Live from the famous Roman amphitheatre
The Aspendos Theatre is the Best Preserved Roman Theatre From the Ancient World http://www.youtube.com/v/ECPhMRL5yNE Helen Page is checking out the renowned Roman amphitheatre at Aspendos in Turkey, the best preserved in the world, but the heat is scorching and there's a lot of very white … [Read more...]
Troy and the Wooden Horse But No Brad Pitt
Troy is a buzz for archaeologists, for tourists, less so (but you can climb the Wooden Horse) http://www.youtube.com/v/HEgvFIBQwNo Helen Page is at the ancient site of Troy, contemplating climbing into the Greeks' Wooden Horse, which looks old but not THAT old... "So here we are... in Troy!... as … [Read more...]
Cappadocia: Live from the Fairy Chimneys of Monks’ Valley
Cappadocia's Fairy Chimneys cast a spell on Helen in Monks' Valley http://www.youtube.com/v/qRoWW2D6c04 Helen Page is looking over Monks' Valley in Pasabag, Cappadocia, envying St. Simeon for living amongst the "Fairy Chimneys" "It's midday and it's really hot up here now. Well, the good thing … [Read more...]
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