Travels around the Continent
"No sé si llamé cielo a esta tierra que piso, si esto de abajo es el paraíso ¿Qué será la Alhambra, cielo?" ("I do not know what to call this land upon which I stand. If what is beneath my feet is paradise, then what is the Alhambra? Heaven?") - Lope de Vega My wife …
"Nous avons besoin de la sagesse normande"('What we need is common sense', once translated literally in the European Parliament as 'what we need is Norman Wisdom'.) Nearly eighteen months late I finally managed to get Europe Explored under way this month. Not wishing to tempt the Covid fates too much, I planned a short six …
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"The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting." (Andy Warhol) With a great deal of excitement, and some nervousness, I've decided to take the plunge and have arranged to depart on my first Europe Explored expedition in a couple of weeks time. This trip will cover two complete routes from the Europe by …
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