Some cities get all the glory, proudly showing off a famous skyline or boasting popular landmarks constantly crawling with visitors. Then there are the quiet achievers. Destinations where the lack of celebrity lets the city’s soul seep under your skin, making them ever more endearing. Paris may be unrivalled for…
I can’t claim to have made a conscious decision to visit war sites and cemeteries after my first fluke of planning, managing to visit Gallipoli on ANZAC Day, however since then I have been lucky. I say “lucky” because I have been able to visit such sites and memorials during…
Bank holiday weekend, the very early morning dash to the airport, guide books from the library, a purse full of euros…hello gay Paris! After bumbling our way through the RER train and metro network, with a little non-verbal and nonplussed help from a local to break through the gate between…