D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations, more England and Wales and more anniversaries
Read moreAfter our little “pre-cruise” pilgrimage, we are now in Amsterdam aboard the Emerald Sun – for our Evergreen Tours – “Splendours of Europe River Cruise”. For the next 14 nights/15 days, we will be navigating the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers – and numerous canals and locks – as we […]
Unless you are a fan of Andre Rieu, you may never have even heard of Maastricht ! The city is located in the extreme southern tip of the Netherlands, squeezed between Belgium and Germany. And if you have heard of it, maybe it was from this – for those with […]
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 […]
