Late 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 MoreThe 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...
Read MoreShort of holiday ideas? How about Syria by the Sea?
And so, after two years without a visit to continental Europe, late last month we returned to Provence. It was like greeting a familiar friend. The ma...
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