Europe’s largest Japanese garden is an unexpected discovery in this corner of France. Summer is not the best time to see it from a botanical point of view, but a cosplay-themed day is a great way to welcome new visitors to the park. A Japanese Garden in the Maine-et-Loire In recent days, you’ve come on […]
I continue my tour of the best French public art collections outside Paris with le Musée d’arts de Nantes. Art and the French Revolution So far in Nantes, you’ve followed along to get a taster of the 6th largest city in France, and then let your imagination carry you away with a visit to les Machines de […]
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 […]
