Europe (page 3)
Alsace
France’s beautiful border region has a long and fractious history.
- Originally published: 11 Nov 2009 in Europe
Luxembourg
A too-quiet Sunday in the expensive city of banking.
- Originally published: 21 Sep 2009 in Europe
Grandes vacances 2009: South of France
A long, episodic trip through Provence and the Côte d’Azur.
- Originally published: 5 Aug 2009 in Europe
Köln and Bonn
Thirtieth birthday treat: a weekend by train to two German cities and a marvellous art exhibition.
- Originally published: 30 Jun 2009 in Europe
Zuid Holland and Zeeland
Canals and coastline: a quick jaunt around the broad, open spaces of the southern Netherlands.
- Originally published: 5 Jun 2009 in Europe
French exchange
Blast from the past: on the trail of a 1992 school French exchange trip to Arras.
- Originally published: 3 May 2009 in Europe
Invasion postponed due to fog
Folk have fought violently over this strip of coastline for centuries but with such thick fogs, one wonders how.
- Originally published: 9 Apr 2009 in Europe
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
The Waterloo battlefield
A walk around the 1815 battlefield near Waterloo with a commentary on the key locations.
- Originally published: 6 Jun 2010 in Walking
Salsa Celtica
What do you get if you cross a latin horn section with the bagpipes?
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2008 in Concerts
Rotterdam
Second city of the Dutch, Rotterdam makes much of its brutalist architecture and its famous art museum.
- Originally published: 10 Mar 2009 in Europe
The End of the Affair
Greene’s quirky take on the silent suffering of the English middle class.
- Originally published: 17 Jan 2010 in Books
Solwaster
Following the paths less beaten around a particularly beautiful corner of Belgium.
- Originally published: 28 Sep 2009 in Walking
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