During my year as an English instructor at Lycée du Golfe de Saint Tropez (Saint Tropez Gulf High School), I had many weekends and lazy afternoons to both sight see and soak up the famous Saint Tropez sun.  The first day I visited Saint Tropez, I found the contrast between the intense blue of the […]

Searching for some good noontime nourishment after a full morning of London sightseeing and shopping near Oxford Circus, my husband spotted a relatively small, nice looking Italian restaurant. As we entered Strada, I noticed the simple, modern décor and hip, yet laid-back staff and clientele. It was difficult to choose our wine, given the extensive, […]

After a busy day out on the Kent and East Sussex Railway and a visit to the stunning Bodiam Castle, stomachs were rumbling and we were in need of somewhere for an evening meal.

Prague, the city of 100 spires, was mainly untouched by the Second World War, so its beautiful buildings are still intact and its citizens are happily building a new city that completely embraces the old. The city is now a mecca for tourists who have seen Western Europe and are looking for a new place […]

Croatia is full of natural beauty, with a sun-tanned coastline, shiny blue sea, regal mountains and mint green parks. But even in the midst of all this beauty, there is one place that stands out above all others: The Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Imagine a perfect little pocket sized nation, green as the greenest hills you have ever seen and ruled benevolently from a castle perched on a hill. If you happen to stumble and trip into Slovenia on your way from Austria to Italy or down to Croatia, you will indeed have found it. Slovenia is the […]

In his directorial debut, Ismaël Ferroukhi give us the story of Reda (Nicolas Cazalé), a young man from the south of France who must accompany his conservative Muslim father (Mohamed Majd) on a pilgrimage to Mecca just weeks before his college entrance exams.  Together, they travel the 3,000-odd miles from the south of France, through Italy, Serbia, […]

Herrenberg is a gorgeous town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany. Its town centre is full of hundreds of immaculate medieval half-timbered houses, their dramatic triangular gable-ends facing the streets. The uniform character of many of these houses is explained by the fact that much of the town was reconstructed following a devastating fire […]

The moment you step onto the Promenade des Anglais and witness the vista of aquamarine sea, white foam, striped umbrellas, and the surrounding leafy green hills, you will immediately understand the appeal Nice has had for centuries. Yes, there are the charming, winding narrow streets of the Old Town and the boutiques, the daily markets, […]

We spent our last few days touring in the beautiful Basque region of France. St. Jean de Luz has an amazing church Saint Jean-Baptiste in which Louis XIV was married.

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