119. France 4
This post features Paris, Chartres, Laon, Le Mans and Orléans from a trip in July 2025. For this trip, I flew from Leeds-Bradford to Paris Charles de Gaulle with Jet2. From Paris CdG I took the RER train from the airport station. We landed at Terminal 3 and it’s a bit of a trek to…
118. Scotland 2
This post is split into different sections. The first section covers a trip to Inveraray and Campbeltown, via Glasgow. The second section covers a trip to Inverness, Invergordon and Cromarty. The third section will cover the gem towns around Edinburgh: Culross, Haddington, Kelso and Edinburgh & Leith plus Dunfermline, Scotland’s “newest” city (it was awarded…
117. The Peasants Are Revolting: Heroes and Villains
A brief, and by no means complete, history of rebels and rebellions in England and Wales. It makes for interesting, sometimes depressing, reading as you realise how little some things have changed and see that, with the rise of AI (artificial intelligence), the age of the Luddites (in its correct or original meaning) has made…
116. Germany 6
This post features Magdeburg, Goslar, Quedlinburg, Halle (Saale), Dresden, Meissen, Zwickau and Görlitz, while Berlin makes a cameo appearance and there’s a sneaky peek at Poland… The main reason for doing this trip was to visit Magdeburg and Saxony-Anhalt – the last of the 16 states. Saxony-Anhalt has the highest concentration of World Heritage Sites…
115. Luxembourg
According to legend, Luxembourg was founded in 963 by Count Siegfried, a descendant of Charlemagne. The city was siezed in 1443 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. It was later integrated into the territory of the Netherlands and drawn with them into various battles and disputes. In 1684 it was conquered by Louis XIV,…
114. Gem Towns: Scotland and Wales
This post follows on from the Gem Towns: England post. The list of gem towns was produced in response to the Buchanan Report of 1963, relating to the devastation and loss of heritage in the UK, specifically Worcester. A list of 324 historic towns across the UK was drawn up. From that list, 51 were…
113. Czechia
This post features: Prague, Plzeň, Liberec, Český Krumlov, Brno and Olomouc visited during October 2024. There are also some photos taken in Prague and Kutná Hora from a previous visit in March 2015… For the October trip I used Prague as a base for 6 nights, then Brno for 3 nights and a last night…
112. Wales 2
This post features Conwy, Llandudno, Ruthin and Mold visited during August 2024; Monmouth, Tintern, Chepstow and Swansea, Brecon, Kidwelly, Carmarthen, Tenby and Narberth visited during two trips in February 2025. The visits to Abergavenny and Hay on Wye were in February 2026. Wales has four UNESCO World Heritage sites (see below) and three gem towns:…
111. Poland 2
This post features: Szczecin, Poznań, Gniezno, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Gdynia and Warsaw visited during June 2024. This itinerary almost put itself together. I’ve long wanted to visit Szczecin and when my friend Olga said it was easy to fly there from Liverpool, the seed was planted. I hadn’t been to Poznań for around 18-years, so…
110. Rynek Rivalry
Rynek simply translates as market square and there is a big rivalry between Polish cities as to which is the best Rynek. If you come from Krakow you believe your city has the supreme champion. Unless you come from Warsaw, in which case you believe that your city has the supreme champion. And so on……
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