World Walker

The south of France is a popular holiday destination, for all sorts of reasons, and with very good reason too. It seems the weather is always wonderful, the food out of this world, and there is never enough time. As one of the best places to visit in Europe this area of France never fails [...]

For those of you passionate about impressionist art, Normandy is going to be one of the best places to visit in Europe this summer. Normandy is not only home to Monet’s Giverny house and garden, and the many sites such as the Rouen Cathedral and the white coastal cliffs he and other impressionist artists painted, [...]

When it comes to the Europe’s Neolithic period – that time in prehistory associated with the origins of farming in Europe – Stonehenge in southern England is perhaps the best known. The area surrounding Stonehenge is rich with all sorts of other monuments from this period, including such sites as Avebury, Silbury Hill and various [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote about the spectacular cave paintings in France, often said to be the origins of art. For anyone interested in the other end of the time-scale, more contemporary art, and more comfortable settings, Paris is certainly the place to visit. This year, 2010, there are some great shows on the [...]

Skiing is not cheap, especially when you’re skiing at Chamonix in the French Alps.  That means it’s necessary to try to save money wherever possible.  Hostels are a good place to start.
Le Chamoniard Volant is an inexpensive option just a short walk from the middle of town.  In ski boots on snow covered roads maybe [...]

The French often refer to continental France as L’Hexagon – obviously because of the shape of the country. Knowing how big and how geographically and culturally diverse the country really is I got to thinking about the most extreme cardinal points of continental France. Each of the four locations has something of unique interest that [...]

I am hardly the first to wax poetic about the beauty of Provence, but with a region as spectacular as this one, it certainly bears repeating. My husband, young children and I took a wonderful holiday in Provence’s Luberon Valley. We based ourselves in a little mas provençal (traditional regional homes of stone) just outside [...]