I was in Paris last week. France is in some turmoil at present. President Macron was so enraged by the poor performance of his own party, and the bett...
Read MoreLate last September, I flew to Florence. My final destination was Rome but I’d left my plans rather late and by far the cheapest way to make my ...
Read MoreAdventures in Italia
The week before last I was in Rome for the first time in Lord knows how long. It is hardly a controversial view to describe it as one of the most allu...
Read MoreRevisit to the Eternal City
At the beginning of this month, my wife and I went on a week-long holiday to Rhodes. You might say we picked the right time, because now would certain...
Read MoreHolidays and hell
I recently enjoyed a four-day break in southern mainland Greece, in the Peloponnese, with one of my sons and his girlfriend. We played some golf, dran...
Read MorePylos: quieter now on the seaside front
As we head inexorably towards winter, it is pleasant to reflect on sunnier times just gone – as recently as last month, in fact. So it was that ...
Read MorePictures of Provence
First off, I should say that the heading to this blog is not alliterative. The town is pronounced something like ‘Hania’ – the ̵...
Read MoreThe charms of Chania
I can’t remember how many times I have been to Paris (I do recall the first time was in 1976) but I returned on Tuesday for the first time since...
Read MoreTurbulence in the City of Light
Covid has been and is making many people desperate to be able to sort out a satisfying holiday away from it all. OK, I get that nowhere is a safe have...
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