On that starry, starry night, You took your life, as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you. Don McLean’s hit song “Vincent” captured for us the agony suffered by Vincent Van Gogh as he tried to live his life. I have […]
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Auvers sur Oise – Dining with Vincent Van Gogh
Posted in Art and Photography, France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Auberge Ravoux, Auvers sur Oise, Starry starry night, Van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh on October 10, 2011 | 36 Comments »
Carcassonne – I was there in the year 1209.
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Carcassonne, French history, La Cite, Roger-Raymond Trencavel on October 4, 2011 | 32 Comments »
No one will believe what I am about to write. When I set off from my hotel (www.lemontmorency.com/content/) beneath the fortified town of Carcassonne I was planning on a gentle stroll through the cobbled streets before having a cooling beer and quiet dinner at the end of a long day entertaining clients on my current […]
Neighbors at War: the joys of Paris apartment living
Posted in France, Paris, Travel, tagged Paris apartment living, Sarah Reese on August 30, 2011 | 29 Comments »
Sarah Reese shares the joys and surprises of living in Paris. “You’re walking too loudly,” my fiery Spanish downstairs neighbor roared at me and my flatmate. “I’m going mad here,” she continued, “I can’t sleep, I can’t work, I’ve even looked into renting another apartment because you both WALK too LOUDLY!” Smoke billowed out of […]
Portugal Photo Paradise
Posted in Portugal, Travel, tagged Alentejo, Duoro Valley, Escorted tour of Portugal, Lisbon, Marvao, Obidos, Porto, Sandeman's Port on August 24, 2011 | 19 Comments »
To entertain you I’d like to share with you some of my favourite photos of Portugal following my recent escorted tour through that country. The most outstanding thing for me with this country was the warmth of the Portugese people and some of the most astoundingly beautiful countryside. […]
Lisbon – Arrival in Portugal
Posted in Portugal, Travel, tagged 1755 earthquake, Belem, Escorted tour of Portugal, Lisbon, LX Boutique, Praca du Comercio on August 16, 2011 | 29 Comments »
Portugal has been featuring regularly in the world media at present. Will there be another financial bailout for this country, as it struggles to survive financially? This is the scene that was set for me as I chose at the last minute to lead an escorted tour through Portugal. (Read about why I chose Portugal […]
Summer in Europe
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Auberge Ravoux, Lisbon, Portugal Tour, Provence Tour on August 8, 2011 | 13 Comments »
How many hours do you have in a day? Never enough! Over the last two months I have been escorting tour groups through Portugal and France. Every minute of each day I have been moved by beautiful views, interesting people, and offered the chance to share with other people my knowledge of history and life […]
Faites de la Musique!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Bon Jovi, Edith Piaf, Fete de la Musique, Music, The AB Factory on June 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
This year’s Fête de la Musique has dawned upon us once again. Each year on June 21 over one hundred countries in the northern hemisphere band together in one big fat musical fiesta to celebrate the beginning of summer. Born in 1976 in France, La Fête de la Musique has become a true highlight on […]
Change of Travel Plans!
Posted in Holiday, Tourism, Travel, tagged Changing Travel Plans, Escorted tour of Portugal, Escorted Tours, Morocco Tour, Provence Tour, travel insurance on May 26, 2011 | 12 Comments »
You’ve planned this great holiday through Egypt and Tunisia. Then the news headlines come “Riots in the Streets of Cairo”. What on earth do you do? Do you go on your planned trip? So you change your plan and you organise a cruise through Scandanavia starting in Oslo. Your bags are packed and then you […]
The Cannes Film Festival: a Cinematic Pilgrimage
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Jude Law, La Croisette, Robert de Niro, Sarah Reese, Uma Thurman, Woody Allen on May 20, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Sarah Reese reports directly from the red carpet in Cannes, as she fulfils a childhood dream of being at this prestigious film festival. A fortnight ago the French town of Cannes rolled out the red carpet for its sixty-fourth annual international film festival. Aaaah…. The world had once again been gifted with the chef-d’oeuvre of all […]
Packing your Bags!
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Hand luggage, Luggage packing on May 13, 2011 | 20 Comments »
I’m off to Europe for three weeks, what am I supposed to pack? This is a question that is being asked everyday by people heading off on holiday. In fact at this time of the year I have many hundreds of travelers heading off to Europe, and they are all scratching their heads over what […]
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