Last year when I visited Morocco a number of people informed me they were taking an excursion to Essaouira. This included two pretty young Norwegian girls in my Riad; they were gushing compliments when they returned, leaving me with a burning desire to visit. On that occasion unfortunately there was not sufficient time to squeeze [...]
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Mount Athos, Greece – Holy weekend, abstinence and hospitality
I do not claim to be a spiritual person and probably the most profound thing discovered by my friend Ed and I during our visit to Agion Oros, the ‘Holy Mountain’ was that it is easier to give up women for a weekend than pockets! There is however something very special about the Greek monastic [...]
Travel People Watching – Airport Characters
Being processed through Gatwick airport the other morning I was reminded of the many different characters that struggle through the departure lounges at airports daily. Airports may not seem the most interesting places to visit despite the number of reality television programmes that try to convince us otherwise. Apart from young children for whom flying [...]
Postcard from the French Pyrénéan Peaks
These Pyrénéan mountains may not be the highest and the weather may not have been pleasant on my recent visit to the French Pyrénées but scenes like this remain breathtaking. Taking a short drive down the Val d’Azun from the village of Arrens-Marsous and the mountains will soon be surrounding the visitor. I love mountains, they [...]
Cultural Immersion – Local Cuisine & Global Shame
I was extremely dismayed this morning to read an article which highlighted the sad story that elephants are being poached in Thailand. This may not seem to be big news, poaching for ivory is nothing new but the difference this time; they are being killed for the table. “It is believed that eating these organs [...]
Lucerne Museum of Transport – Planes, Trains & Automobiles
On a recent trip to Lucerne in Switzerland there was plenty of opportunity for surprise, becoming a ‘culture vulture’ visiting several museums in just a few days. I especially enjoyed the Bourbaki-Panorama which was the pre-cinema equivalent of 3D movies. It is a huge walk-round painting which depicts the retreat of the French at Les [...]
Portraits of Culture – Peoples of Destination
Travelling is about enjoying experiences, either visiting a well known or little visited destination, savouring the journey, relaxing, finding adventure, visiting family, attending a festival or event these are just a few of the multitude of reasons for travelling. An often quoted reason by travellers is to experience a different culture, to immerse themselves in [...]
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