A visit to les Machines de l’île is a great starting point in Nantes. Genuinely fun, it’s also an insight into what makes the city special. An Excursion to Look Forward To In my last post, I wrote about a very quick trip to Nantes. Just a taster, in fact. Nantes wasn’t our ultimate destination. […]
Once a major port for transatlantic trade, Nantes is one of many cities reinventing itself as traditional industries and ways of living have declined. In barely 24 hours we saw history, art, and fantastical creations worthy of Jules Verne. A Short Visit to Nantes It’s becoming a habit of mine to do flying visits to […]
A masterful storytelling performance as Dov Citron takes on George Orwell’s classic in Animal Farm: As Witnessed by Moses the Raven. Animal Farm: As Witnessed by Moses the Raven “I’m exhausted”, said Dov Citron after the curtain call. I’m not surprised. Animal Farm: As Witnessed by Moses the Raven, which Citron writes and performs, is […]
My very final stop in Egypt is Luxor Museum. An opportunity to review some of the things I’ve learned during my travels and see some highlights in a purpose-built, well-displayed museum setting. What to Pick For Our Final Day in Egypt? In my last few posts you’ve had an idea of how wonderful, but jam-packed, […]
A sunset visit to Luxor Temple marked a spectacular final point on our tour of Egypt. Wow, What a Way to Finish (Almost) Thank you to my readers for following my tour of Egypt. In May of this year (2026), I had the great pleasure of joining this G Adventures tour, which took us around […]
One of the biggest religious complexes in the world, Karnak Temple is spectacular by day or night. A Visit to Karnak In my last post, I began to share with you the activities the Urban Geographer and I undertook on the last day of our tour in Egypt. I say last day of the tour, […]
You could easily spend a week at the Valley of the Kings to see everything. But getting a taste of it, and the surrounding monuments, in a morning, is still a very special experience. Another Childhood Dream Fulfilled Now, when I wanted to be an archaeologist as a child, I think it was Howard Carter-style […]
Silver linings abound, as a weekend in Paris means I miss some of Open House London, but get to experience les Journées européennes du patrimoine instead! The Unexpected Pleasure of les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine I wrote in my post about this year’s Open House festival that I hadn’t seen as much as usual. This […]
Tailwind Physical Theatre get into all the messy corners of the mind in the aftermath of losing a loved one in G R I E F C A S E at the Hope Theatre. G R I E F C A S E When a loved one dies, and particularly when it’s sudden, how do […]
Perhaps my favourite temple during my trip to Egypt, the well-preserved colours of the Temple of Khnum at Esna make it a magical place. A Final Stop on our Nile Cruise Esna was the final stop we made during our Nile cruise. I have to admit that, as with Philae, I wasn’t expecting too much […]
