Winter seaside. Dead destinations waiting for the summer hordes, even in all their high season radiance, these places […]
Category Archive: France
Not many sailors fighting in the dance hall, but there is certainly life in Marseille, France”s second city, […]
The first part of this summer story starts in 1981 Welcome to Normandy 1 We’re supposed to be […]
This isn’t East Berlin. For stark Cold War style clichés, I just take a stroll down my street. […]
Those places we stay on holiday. Hotels come in all guises, from halfway house to palace. You can […]
More of those folks who are (or not) staring out to sea.
“Life’s a beach and then you fry” or, “To beach or not to beach?” Here are a few […]
There’s this one iconic building on the seafront of the French Riviera resort of St Raphael. It sits […]
The pandemic ponders on and the the whole world is on a staycation. In this summer season, unless […]
Choosing a few songs for Bastille day. First off is Bastille Day by Rush (obvious choice), next, Revolution […]
Chez Nick 