My travel plans for this autumn include a trip to Cognac in the Poitou-Charentes region on the Atlantic coast of France over the period 2nd – 7th September 2012. I will be a guest of Visit PCharentes @VisitPCharentes and the visit is co-ordinated by Magellan PR @MagellanPR. It will be a welcome return to a region of [...]
Tag Archives: Recreation
Children make better Adventure Travellers
While travelling on a train recently I could not help smiling at a young mother and her two children. A little boy and his little sister, they were clearly excited, the boy especially was like a hyperactive Duracell bunny. There was a mature gentleman sitting across from them attempting to engage them in conversation, not [...]
Postcard from a chance for adventure
Take a good, long, close look at this picture; what do you see, what does it represent to you? It is likely some will just see an empty street, maybe notice the bar and feel a little thirsty, still more will be able to pull it apart critically noticing its many flaws. It is a [...]
Postcard from a Cuban net fisherman at sunset
Fishermen make great photography subjects, they usually sit still for long periods and are perfect studies in concentration. Most use poles, rods or handlines so finding a Cuban casting a net out is quite unusual. This fisherman was using a net from the esplanade in Cienfuegos, Cuba and is just one of the dozens of [...]
Trinidad, Cuba – A storming great town
Trinidad is many people’s favourite destination in Cuba, it is easy to understand why. There are many more western looking faces here but despite it being popular it still has an authentic vibe. The streets are lined with coloured houses, blues, yellows and terracottas with equally colourful classic vehicles negotiating the many potholes. Horse drawn [...]
Postcard from Spetses, a Greek promise of Adventure
Everybody is a sucker for a great sunset and I’m a always enchanted by a jetty which seems to point into the sea or a lake. They promise adventures, it is easy to imagine a sailing boat temporarily mooring by the side before sailing off chasing the horizon attempting to discover where the fiery sky [...]
Postcard from Parapenting in Catalonian skies
If I did bucket lists parapenting would have been at the top for sometime now. The opportunity has arisen twice in the past but on both occasions the wind gods conspired to ensure my feet remained firmly on terra firma. This morning having been one of the ‘prizewinners‘ in an impromptu draw I finally got [...]
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