Travels around the Continent
"Oh, Bonnie Dundee! I will sing in thy praiseA few but true simple lays,Regarding some of your beauties of the present dayAnd virtually speaking, there’s none can them gainsay;There’s no other town I know of with you can compareFor spinning mills and lasses fair."(William McGonagall) I had a few spare days around the end of …
"La semplicità è l’ultima sofisticazione" (Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.) This trip was designed to visit some of the ancient cities of Italy which I had not been to before that were key players in the development of pre-Renaissance art. These were suggested by my wife who visited them while Interrailing in her youth. The …
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"With a hop, skip and a jump" This post continues the account of my journey from Barcelona to London, covering my time in France. I had been in South West France on two of my previous Europe Explored expeditions (in March 2022 and November 2023), so my itinerary was filling in the gaps of some …
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“Homage to Catalonia“ (George Orwell) This trip was designed to weave together some places I had not been to before, some I had been to a very long time ago, and some from more recently where I had not had enough time on my previous visit. This first post describes my time in Spain, while …
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