The first photo is from the stunning Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona, the second is from the imposing Notre Dame de la Garde in Marseille. . Posted as part […]
Sitges is an extremely beautiful Catalan town: white and blue buildings, stunning coastline, sandy beaches, wide promenade, carefully tended gardens. It is also an artistic city, with a strong heritage […]
Bugs are a necessary evil (ok, that’s a bit strong, I know, but on the whole, I’m not fond!) of more adventurous travel. The two above are from South Africa, […]
Cee has started a new photography challenge this week, called Which Way? To mark its debut, I am featuring some of my favourite bridges. Most have already appeared in this blog […]
There’s no point beating about the bush, I might as well say it now, I loved this book. The author, Jean-Claude Izzo, was born in Marseille of immigrant parents (Spanish […]
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. The idea is that the photo says so much that it doesn’t need a […]
Whenever I visit Tarragona, I like to pop down to the fishermen’s district, El Serallo. It is home to a well known fish market, and many fish and seafood restaurants. […]
The Oxford Dictionary defines cryptozoology as “the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yeti”. […]
At the Old Library in Trinity College, Dublin the public are granted access to the 65 metre-long Long Room. As with the British Library, Trinity College Library is a legal […]