Baralle is a small village in Northern France, about halfway between Arras and Cambrai. We are staying at Le Clos St Georges, a beautiful guest house, originally built around 1836, and renovated over 6 years by the current owners into a stunning location. It is quite close to Bullecourt, the […]

Today marks a bit of a pilgrimage for me, supported so wonderfully by Adrienne, my marvelous wife, to pay my respects to someone I never met, and in some ways know little about, but who gave his life, at a very young age, in the service of his country in […]

Well, here we are off and running on another tour and our first stop has us in the city of Bruges, Belgium on the “Pre-Cruise” leg of our European Tour 2017. I am so looking forward to the next 4 weeks !? It has been a hectic few months work […]

Hard to believe we are under 4 weeks from our next Tour ! I know its a “first world problem”, but cramming 2 tours within 8 months ain’t easy 😉 ! Jokes aside, I am probably under prepared with my preparation and planning for this trip to some extent, however […]