Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy

Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy

The capital of the Italian region of Tuscany, Florence was the staging and focal point for the Italian Renaissance, a period of artistic, literary and architectural rebirth (renaissance means rebirth). Florence Cathedral, officially Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore...
Venice, Veneto, Italy (2007)

Venice, Veneto, Italy (2007)

Italy is a nation with an artistic and architectural legacy that few other countries can rival – the country has 40 UNESCO World Heritage listed sites, more than any other nation, with the Tuscany region of the country alone having more classified historic...
Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Read any number of pamphlets on Venice and I promise they’ll all tell you the same thing: that it was built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; that it has canals instead of streets; that it’s a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site; and that...
Jungfrau, Switzerland

Jungfrau, Switzerland

Mountains, secretive banks, fine chocolate, cheese, fondue, William Tell, expensive timepieces, military efficiency, The Red Cross, The IOC (International Olympic Committee), cuckoo clocks and army knives. Swiss stereotypes, them all. But the jaw-droppingly beautiful...
Lauterbrunnen Valley, Jungfrau, Switzerland

Lauterbrunnen Valley, Jungfrau, Switzerland

The Jungfrau Region of the Swiss Alps in Central Europe is perhaps the most dramatic & certainly the most memorable mountain scenery in the whole of Switzerland, if not Europe itself. It’s a region of clean air, hiking trails, cow bells, idyllic alpine...
Bern, Switzerland

Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland is more than just a small, immensely wealthy, staunchly neutral landlocked country slap-bang in the middle of Europe. Honest. It also boasts famous mountain scenery, secretive banks, Roger ‘GOAT’ Federer, fine chocolate, cheese, fondue, William...
Dijon, Burgundy, France

Dijon, Burgundy, France

Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital city of the Burgundy region, a rural region famed for its vineyards and rich food. It’s somewhat of a rogue region (akin to Quebec, Canada) – for centuries it was lorded over by powerful dukes who remained...
Paris, France

Paris, France

A pictorial look at some of the highlights of one of Europe’s most iconic cities & one of the most visited travel destinations on earth.

Louvre Palace, Paris, France

Louvre Palace, Paris, France

Palais du Louvre (Louvre Palace), which houses the giant collection of the Louvre Museum, cuts a grand Classical swathe right through the centre of the French capital of Paris, its stately ranks of carved pilasters, arches and pediments stretching west along the right...
D-Day Beaches, Normandy, France

D-Day Beaches, Normandy, France

The rural coastal Normandy countryside is an area of France famous as the land of Camembert (rich, soft, creamy cheese), Calvados (dry apple brandy), cider, seafood, and an area whose butter & cream based cuisine boasts a proud disdain for most things nouvelle....

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