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Debbie Smyth

Metallic Latticework at MuCEM

Marseille is currently undergoing a metamorphosis.  The area around the docks and the Cathedrale de la Major are unrecognisable from their bleak, traffic-ridden former being. The old J4 dock now […]

M is for… Marseille

I spent time in Marseille back in my student days, and I visited many times on business in the 80’s.  I have always been fond of the city: it’s a […]

Monument to Fangio

It is hard to compare Formula One champions across the years, due to the constantly changing technology.  However, Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) is undoubtedly one […]

Watching over Tarraco

A peep through this window, reveals the statue of Caesar Augustus looking down over Tarragona’s coastline.  Tarraco, as it was called in Roman times, is the first and oldest Roman settlement […]

Mobile Coffee Shop

I found this friendly little gem on my wanderings this afternoon. It was a windy but sunny afternoon in Marseille.  I was just walking down from the Panier area to […]

Geishas in Kyoto

This week’s Travel Theme from Ailsa is Costume. These Geisha costumes fit the bill.  We were very lucky to spot the two women on an evening stroll in Kyoto. And […]