My hostel in Barcelona is in a quiet residential area not far from Sagrada Familia. It has an enforced code […]
Viva Espana: Day 2 – Breakfast in Paris, Bed in Barcelona
My hotel was in a district that was a combination of residential and industrial – with 18th or 19th century […]
Viva Espana: Day 1 – First Stop, Paris
Ok, I think we know the routine now… I’m still trying to avoid flying for a while (another year, actually, […]
The French Connection: Day 14 and Home – Back to Blighty
I still haven’t managed breakfast or lunch at the Gare du Nord Terminus restaurant. On this and my last trip […]
The French Connection: Day 13 – Storytelling and Street Theatre
As I write, sitting in the rooftop bar of the Lafayette Galleries, having my second glass of red, the waiter […]
The French Connection: Day 12 – Leisurely Lundi
The security staff at Space City are incredibly polite and the guy who searched my bag laughed like a drain […]
The French Connection: Day 11 – Leisurely Lundi
Monday today and we know what that means, don’t we, kids? Yep. Everything is shut. So a walk along the […]
The French Connection: Day 10 – Toulouse Le Trek
Harry, the guide on the only English-language walking tour of Toulouse, is American with an impressive mix of Glaswegian and […]
The French Connection: Day 9 – Getting my bearings in Toulouse
After a morning spent mostly getting my bearings but also being distracted by parks and basilicas, I headed for the […]
The French Connection: Day 8 – The Curse of Jim Bowen
The Curse of Jim Bowen struck my trip today. Quick reference guide: Host of a UK (possibly only in the […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 
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