In October 1827, Europe witnessed the last major naval battle to be fought entirely by sailing ships. This was the Battle of Navarino in Greece, on th...
Read MoreI have been fortunate enough to have visited Paris so many times. My first trip was in September 1976, the most recent this past September. The Eurost...
Read MoreFOREIGN: Old favourites in the City of Light
St Tropez is surely one of the most glamorous places on the French Riviera. A military stronghold and fairly ordinary fishing village until the begin...
Read MoreFOREIGN: A famously stylish site facing north in the South of France
The French Riviera is one of the most famous and alluring holiday destinations on the planet. But that is only half of it. Maybe not even half. From ...
Read MoreFOREIGN: In summer the Côte d’Azur is the Kingdom of Gold
In November, my wife and I returned to Antigua. It looked as good as always (as you get an idea of from the photo on the home page). We did quite a lo...
Read MoreFOREIGN: Glorious panoramas but dodgy planning in paradise
The government of Qatar has a major project. Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV 2030), announced in October 2008, is a huge overview of where the country...
Read MoreFOREIGN: Winner of the World Cup of Wealth. And of War?
Specifically, and not for the first time as a family, we were entranced in Provence. I think the region is glorious, which I know is not a singular op...
Read MoreFOREIGN: Entranced in France
The Algarve coast of Portugal is a hugely popular destination for British tourists and ex-pats, lured by the year-long decent weather (very warm in th...
Read MoreFOREIGN: Best foot forward in southern Portugal
The E.M. Forster novel, A Room With A View, was written over a century ago. The film version provided an at-times beautiful portrait of Florence, the ...
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