e’ve heard of ‘bats in the belfry’ with imagery of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles. But, ‘farm birds in the cathedrals’, as we’ve discovered here in Spain requires a big stretch of the imagination. We are all puzzled in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada at seeing a live …
IMBUKTU – HOW LUCKY I WAS TO VISIT THIS FABLED “CARAVAN TERMINUS” AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE IN 2008. The 15th century tombs and cultural relics of Timbuktu, a key trade and social center of the ancient world, are being destroyed. What can be done to save the wanton destruction by an …
Dear Cher, ubert doesn’t offer me a boiled egg for breakfast! Imagine my reaction when I see one being delivered later on a tray to another passenger across on the opposite window seat? And I’ve been offered only an old omelette made hours before in an airline kitchen. Of course I have to comment, and …
ans! Yes, forty-five years since my first visit to Paris, although there’s been many visits here since in my business life. But it is forty-five years since I travelled on Le Métro in Paris – more a daunting experience than an adventure these days, especially when I have a date and I’m running …
Click on the arrow in the bottom left of the photo below to PLAY VIDEO The Camino de Santiago ‘Our Way’ t the start of the video, you’ll see our group of twelve ‘pilgrims’ sitting around a large table after lunch in Astorga in the north of Spain. We are discussing the Martin Sheen …