The Fog Watch

Paris – an office to rival Versailles

Imagine working in a local council office. Now imagine that the view from your desk involved gilded statues and paintings worthy of a national museum? What if your office made the Palace of Versailles look plain? There is such an office. If you are the mayor of Paris (Anne Hidalgo) …

Then and Now: Van Gogh’s “Starry Night over the Rhone”

The journey from Paris to Arles took four hours by TGV (fast train) – just 8 months and 135 years after Vincent Van Gogh. His journey was a lot slower, but soon we were following in his footsteps – literally. A map from the local tourist office showed the locations …

Five reasons to record your travels

Have you ever returned from a trip only to find that after a few days it all seems like a dream? My first trip overseas was like that – I was mainly relying on my memory and just a few notes, primarily to record my costs. With that and a …

St Paul’s Cathedral

Popcorn cart

The White House

The Globe Theatre

Washington Harbour sunset

Sydney – A starting point

Sydney is probably my starting point for this blog – but not the start of my travels: Those began some time ago! I recognise that I will find my voice as I go, but I have to start somewhere. And if you are going to start anywhere, it might as …