Books I love as I travel
It had been a long time since Malta, lost in the middle of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily but on the same latitude as Tunisia, attracted me. I’ve just spent Continue Reading →
My first visit to Saint-Malo was when I was a Scout patrol leader. We began our three-day hike at Mont Saint-Michel. The leaders then set us an itinerary in Britanny Continue Reading →
Four of us, dashing young fifty-somethings, set off with our backpacks up the Vogna river. Our wives accompanied us through the first part of the valley, walking from hamlet to Continue Reading →
When I first visited Dubrovnik, the Pearl of the Adriatic was still in Yugoslavia. I was amazed to discover this medieval city set within its walls between the hills and Continue Reading →
At the end of June in Marseille, you had to get up early to enjoy a bit of fresh air. I left my hotel, located just opposite the Palais du Continue Reading →
Dare I confess to you one of my adolescent dreams? Her name is Evolena and, in Cosey’s comic strip “Lost in the Alps (A la recherche de Peter Pan)”, she’s Continue Reading →
It had been a long, sun-drenched day. Night was now falling slowly over a countryside of undulating green fields dotted with a few red barns. A pair of deer popped Continue Reading →
Over the years, this has become a ritual during our summer trips back to Belgium. Often with the whole family, we go to see the play performed outdoors in the Continue Reading →
What is Norway’s secret? Its population is just over 5 million. Yet the country and its people seem to shine on all fronts. During our recent trip, I admired the Continue Reading →
From the “Contrescarpe”, I only knew this name which resonates well in a refrain of the song “La Langue de chez Nous (The Language from our Home)” by French Singer Continue Reading →