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Vuokatti, Finland’s best ski resort? The Finns say so!

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Voted a top-10 “must experience” ski resort by "Visit Finland" Vuokatti, near Sotkamo in the Kianuu region of central Finland (570km north of Helsinki) is a village, range of 13 hills, and winter sports location. The friendly family who shared our shuttle bus from the airport – and helped to … [Read more...]

Cambridge: A Vibrant City for Everyone, Not Just Students

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Cambridge is a world-renowned university city worth taking time over: Cambridge, the city in Cambridgshire, is world famous as the home of the renowned University of Cambridge. Sure there are 31 colleges (yes, 31!) but really Cambridge has so much more to offer. Abundant with stunning … [Read more...]

Palermo Sizzles with Culture, Art, History and Gastronomy

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Palermo is the Italian Capital of Culture for 2018: Founded by the Phoenicians, once belonging to the Roman and Byzantine Empires, ruled by the Arabs, the Normans and the Spanish, capital of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Holy Roman Empire for a short time, Palermo has a real mosaic of history. … [Read more...]

Görlitz, also known as Görliwood

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Görlitz, the easternmost town in Germany, is hugely popular with film makers: To say that Görlitz is a star of the silver screen is no exaggeration. In spite of its faraway location, Germany's easternmost town is a favourite with film producers. Görlitz has been used as film sets in over 100 … [Read more...]

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue – nicknamed the Venice of Provence

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Unlike the neighbouring hilltop villages of the Luberon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is surrounded by water: L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (Island on the Sorgue) is a commune within the Avignon arrondisement of Vaucluse. Unlike the other hilltop villages of the Luberon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue sits on flat land. … [Read more...]

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse – the Phenomenal Source of the Sorgue

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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a small commune with the largest spring in France: Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the Vaucluse département in Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur region, best known for its phenomenal spring water. We came here in search of the source of the Sorgue River and found a … [Read more...]

Gordes – “Most Beautiful Village in France”?

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Perched village gem a short(ish) walk from Abbaye de Sénanque's lavender fields https://youtu.be/7UeAkQqijmc Gordes is often described as the "Jewel of the Luberon" and claims to be "the most beautiful village in France" (well, they would, wouldn't they!). But you have to admit, there's some … [Read more...]

Who is behind Travelsignposts?

Helen and Tony Page at Singapore Changi Airport

We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!

Travelsignposts is our main travel planning site, but we've just launched Travelsignposts China and Tony also runs the Travelsignposts Photo and Guerrilla Travel Photography web sites, as well as publishing the Take Better Digital Photos and Guerrilla Travel Photography eBooks.

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