Travel (page 2)
Château de Chambord
Built during the long reign of François I, Chambord is probably the grandest hunting lodge in the world.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Architecture, Europe
Val de Loire
Not for nothing is the Val de Loire called the ‘Garden of France’. Blooming flowers, lush pastures, rich vineyards and lazy old rivers.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Europe
Château de Villandry
A Renaissance château and garden, Villandry has been through a lot, but its best years are surely still to come.
- Originally published: 28 Apr 2011 in Architecture, Europe
Madrid
No single landmark symbolises Madrid, just a huge collection of colourful scenes.
- Originally published: 13 Oct 2010 in Europe
Madrid by bike
With such wide rights of access to cyclists, Madrid is the perfect city to see on two wheels.
- Originally published: 3 Oct 2010 in Europe
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Berlin
Living without walls: the city of Berlin thrives on its differences.
- Originally published: 30 Mar 2009 in Europe
Barjac
Barjac consists of narrow streets, long shadows and the langorous, whispery silence of endless afternoons.
- Originally published: 10 Jul 2010 in Europe
Dancer In The Dark
Director: Lars Von Trier Denmark et al, 2000 Only a bunch of die-hards could create this kind of electrifying cinema and Von Trier’s shoots are famously uncomfortable affairs. Perhaps that’s the key to the unique performances he gets, this time from a superb cast led by Bjork. Coming right after the disturbing intensity of Dogme …
- Originally published: 1 Dec 2006 in Film
Istanbul
A crazy city of 13m people where East meets West, Istanbul has always been a vast, confusing metropolis. Some things never change!
- Originally published: 25 Sep 2011 in Middle East
Grandes vacances 2009: South of France
A long, episodic trip through Provence and the Côte d’Azur.
- Originally published: 5 Aug 2009 in Europe
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
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