Vital Vitaliev crosses the alps without skis from Ischgl in Austria to the Swiss village of Samnaun “Umniy v goru ne poidiot – umniy goru oboidiot” is a wise Russian proverb translating simply as “He […]
Vitali Vitaliev discovers an alpine town high in the Retiche Alps, between the valleys of Valtellina and Engadina Those interested in Europe’s little-known geopolitical curios, I today invite you to Livigno – a 13-kilometre-long Alpine […]
So another day another assignment, this time it’s over to France, but not by the normal route of train or ferry. Read on to find out more why sometimes the finest cultural experiences can be […]
75 years ago this September the skies of Arnhem were peppered with thousands of parachutists and hundreds of gliders. Forming the largest airborne force the world had ever seen. Under the instructions of Field Marshal […]
With over fifty countries under my belt it seems like a good time to step off the beaten track a little and go to a country that has only 11,000 visitors from the UK each […]
Image by Bernd Hildebrandt from Pixabay Summer is a popular time of year for couples wishing to spend some quality time with each other on holiday – whether it’s to go exploring, experience different cultures, […]
As luck would have it I found myself with a spare couples of days and a yearning for culinary escape from these shores. Following my nose has always served me good stead in the past […]
The paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but solid shapes and spacious […]
I am very fond of Austria and have visited many times. It has the clean air of Switzerland but you don’t have to hike over the Alps to get to it and as I found […]
If you live on mainland Europe it is just so much easier to jump in the car and drive across a border into a different country, heck, some people pop over to another country just […]
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