The vote to change country

Yes, not a vote to change the country, but to join a country. That’s what happened in 1955 in the … More

The best things come in small packages

The Saarland is the smallest of the “area states” in Germany. The Federal Republic is made up of 16 states … More

I didn’t want to cause any alarm with the title of this blog so separated the two words, which in … More

Another precisely designed part of the gardens in Versailles is the Orangery. When we were there in April, the process … More

Although I have been to and through Paris on a number of occasions, this April was the first time I … More

Not the ones in Bath, England, but the Caracalla baths in Rome. Both obviously built by Romans with the objective … More

Of course it isn’t possible to count as a proper tourist visitor to Rome without going to see this, even … More

When seeing images of the Trevi fountain in Rome, it always appears big and spacious with a sense that there … More

Since my visit to the Piazza di Spagna, the rules around sitting on the steps have changed and visitors are … More

During my travels I have encountered a few basilicas, most recently in Malta and Poland. Curious as to what makes … More