2002 – Verdun, France
September 18, 2002 In 1915, the Germans thought the access of Verdun would give them a strong foothold into France. The French were determined to defend their country at …
2002 – Cantabria, Spain
August 20, 2002 This was our fourth trip to the prehistoric caves of Cantabria Spain. In the previous attempts, we made the trip but, because the tours were full or …
2002 – Burgundy and the really bad meal at Le Cote D’Or
September 17, 2002 The Burgundy region is mostly an ode to wine, and driving from Dijon to Beaune, there is nothing but vineyards as far as the eye can see. …
2002 – Eugenie les Bains and the Pays Basque
August 18, 2002 Michel Guérard and his wife Christine have made somewhat of a Mecca for French slimnists at Les Prés dEugénie in the little town of Eugenie Les Bains in the …
2002 – 8 things to do in Rome
September 12, 2002 Rome is 275 km from Florence. The roads are all Autostrada toll highways. But what should have been a 2 1/2 hour ride turned into almost 5 …
2002 – Tuscany, Lastra A Signa and the Cinelli Family
August 31, 2002 In most all of France and Italy, the last day of August is one of the most (if not THE most) heavily traveled days of the year. …
2002 – The Loire Valley, France
August 16, 2002 Romorantin-Lathenay is so perfectly located; forests abounding with game, rivers convenient for trade, but due to circumstances beyond its control, while other villes dotted their grounds with …
2001- Northern UK; Wiltshire, Stonehenge, Westbury, Longleat, Edinburg, York
We’ve arrived to a lovely English country setting in Wiltshire. a place called the Bishopstrow House. Wiltshire is one of the London “bridge and tunnel” communities in the bucholic countryside. The …
2001 – London, England
May 21, 2001 We’re staying in east London at the restored Great Eastern Hotel. In the late 1800’s it was a beautiful hotel connected to the Liverpool Train sation. And …
2001 – St Petersburg (Russia)
May 10, 2001 When we got our visas for our visit to Russia, we were told it would be a good idea to create a manifest of everything in our …
2001 – Stockholm, Sweden
May 8, 2001 Stockholm is a direct flight from Bangkok. In two days we’d be off again to St Petersburg, but since we’ve never been here, it seemed like a …
2000 – A funny thing happened at the Vatican Museum
On a visit to the Vatican Museum, we were standing in line for tickets and a yound woman overheard us speaking her native language. “Excuse me”, she asked. “Do you …
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