With my wife and two friends I’ve just spent a week visiting the magnificent medieval walled city of Carcassonne and its surroundings. We didn’t hire a car, and I was intrigued to know whether we w…

Much of this trip was on the Mayenne and Sarthe rivers Organising summer adventures is part of my winter therapy. So it means they are booked months in advance. The problem then, is that often, as …

We need to remain fruitful I’ll be 72 later this year. As time marches on there are decisions we have to make about whether to continue in the roles we have, or to step away. I’ve been making some.…

Southampton is a city full of historical events and stories within its medieval walls, much of which still stand to this day! Come with us to hear about our historic walls and stories about some of th...

Setting off on an adventure. Ten years ago I fulfilled a wish to walk the pilgrim route from Caen to the Mont Saint Michel. It was just before the Brexit vote. As I arrived in the town of Villedieu…

I seem to remember that athletes use the Pyrenees mountains that separate France and Spain for altitude training, That, however, is not what we were doing. We’d embarked on a package deal with Grea…

Me. Myself. I It must have been about 4.45pm on 6 February 2016. The match seemed to be petering out into a 0-0 draw. It was the 88th minute. Abdenasser El Khayati (Remember him?) got in a cross fr…

Southampton's number one Tour Guide association. Learn more, buy tickets and join us on a look back through Southampton's rich history. Southampton Tourist Guides Association is the longest running to...

Happy Christmas! As Christmas approaches, it’s time for our yearly review. The big news this year is that Carolyn has retired … well, almost! She is still doing some self employed work a…

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The iconic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac We took the train from Montreal to Québec City. On arrival at the station, Google told me it was just a twenty minute walk to our hotel. It failed to divulg…

On time, but in no hurry. You can of course fly from New York to Montreal. They tell me you can drive it in seven hours, but we took the train. Thirteen hours later we arrived. First though we had …

On the streets of Manhattan According to many surveys New York is the city most mentioned in song lyrics worldwide. Through movies and music we’ve all heard of many parts of the so called Big Apple…