The famous reporter and adventurer, Tintin, was born in Belgium at the hands of cartoonist Hergé. This well known character makes many appearances on the walls of Brussels, but him […]
Niobe is a symbol of extreme sadness, handed down to us from Greek mythology. She was exceedingly proud of the number of children she had given birth to (exact numbers vary, but usually […]
Much to the surprise of many people, and very much to my own amazement, I made a dawn ultralight flight over Mont St Michel. It was a breathtaking experience – both […]
This house was squashed into the protective gap between two rocks on the north Brittany coast in 1861 – well before planning permission was required. Whilst those impressive boulders provide […]
Le phare de Kermorvan (Kermorvan lighthouse) dates back to 1849 and is the most westerly land-based lighthouse in France. It sits on the edge of the presqu’île de Kermorvan, close […]
In the early nineteenth century, the health of Marseille’s people was threatened by the income of yellow fever, coming in from South America via Spain. They decided to construct a […]