The Eiffel Tower – Icon of Paris or tourist trap?
Here’s the thing about the Eiffel Tower. It’s the icon of Paris and can be seen from miles away. It’s on every tourist’s tick list …
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Visiting St Denis Monastery on Zakynthos
At the rocky northern end of the Greek Island of Zakynthos, are some monasteries you can visit. They are close to the village of Volimes, …
Memento park – Icons of Budapest’s communist past
What do you do with all your iconic communist statues when they’re no longer welcome in the squares and parks of central Budapest? At Memento …
Oberammergau Passion Play and Altötting in Bavaria, Germany
In this travel podcast, I talk about my visit in 2010 the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, Germany and also visiting the pilgrimage town of …
Visit the Oberammergau painted houses – in Bavaria, Germany
On our trip to see the Passion Play in Germany, we strolled around town admiring the Oberammergau painted houses or Luftmalerei for which this small …
Churchill war rooms in London – into Churchill’s underground bunker
For a fascinating glimpse into the world of London during the Second World War, you must go underground into the Churchill War Rooms to get …
The Roman Baths in Bath – what to see when you visit
The Roman Baths in Bath are one of the city’s unique attractions and the number one thing to see in this charming UNESCO World Heritage …
Mona Lisa exhibition – at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester
I know that you’ll have been pondering weighty questions such as “Did the Mona Lisa have any eyelashes?” and “What did she look like naked?” …
Don McCullin Shaped by War – at the Imperial War Museum in Manchester
While in Manchester recently I took a look at the Don McCullin exhibition; Shaped by War, at the Imperial War Museum North. Cyprus, Lebanon, Vietnam, Cambodia …
The Lowry in Manchester – getting to know LS Lowry
If you take the new Metro-line tram from central Manchester out to the Salford Quays, you’ll find a regenerated waterway with smart apartment and office …
The Venetian Fort at Bohali on Zakynthos, Greece
Although I visit the Greek island of Zakynthos each year, last summer was the first time that I managed to take a look inside the …