places to stay….

The palace hotels of Paris have each taken their turn over the  past years to undergo a major refurbishment.   It’s …

I spent the last day of the year at the Château La Ballue, right out near the west coast of …

The town of Uzes lies in the department of the Gard, less than an hour west of Avignon.    The …

I’m always on the look out for new places to stay that are slightly off the beaten track and tend …

  With many people planning their spring and summer breaks right now, I thought you may like to hear about …

Picking back up on the series, here’s another instalment of ‘Paris step by step’, where I give you a few …

  An hour’s drive from here, in the Perche which is just outside of Normandy,  is the beautiful medieval town …

  Out here in the countryside there is no such thing as anonymity, or passing by unnoticed, even when you …