Discover the Pas de Calais. A Fabulous French Department far less travelled than it deserves.
05/08/2026 .
Trip Reviews
Indianapolis. Discover a rich culture beyond the racetrack
Indianapolis has morphed into a thriving experiment in architectural revival with multiple well funded museums, family attractions and recreational activities benefitting from pre recessionary huge investment.
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HOTEL DE LA CITE. 108 years old and still fabulous.
It may only be 108 years old, but the Hotel de la Cite is the last and most decorative piece in the 1200-year-old jigsaw puzzle which makes Carcassonne such a fascinating place to visit. It was at the beginning of the 9th century that this ancient citadel got its name when it survived a siege by Charlemagne with the help of its moat, drawbridge and thick Roman walls.
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Bavaria In the Footsteps of Hitler. Discover the history behind the evil.
I wanted to know more about why Bavaria became such an important region for Hitler; walking in his footsteps from his seat of power in Munich, to the grandeur of the rally grounds in Nuremburg and up into the stunning alpine mountains of Obersalzberg and Berchtesgaden, where he spent more time in his house there than in Berlin. Is there anything left standing from the dust and rubble 70 years on that will help me understand the insanity of those terrible years?
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Guide to Game of Thrones Locations in Dubrovnik. Discover where all your favourite scenes were filmed.
King’s Landing was looking impressive from atop The Red Keep. So welcome to my Dubrovnik guide to Game of Thrones locations.
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Stand Up Boarding in Florida. You only live once so experience the best in North West Florida.
t was, it has to be said, the perfect day for it. I knew because Jeff Archer, the man partly responsible for Florida’s stand up boarding craze, said it was. He calls it YOLO (You Only Live Once) and I was about to be a YOLOist.
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Kosice. A Slovakian stunner.
It was raining in the charming historical centre of Kosice, but that didn’t deter the singing fountains one little bit, getting on down as they were, to the sounds of ABBA drifting across the small park. Actually, to call them singing is a little bit of a misnomer, as they don’t sing at all, more […]
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