ZARAGOZA: PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE & HISTORY Zaragoza lies in a desert valley beneath the foothills of the Pyrenees, about 300km West of Barcelona. This unassuming town of just under a million inhabitants is the capital of the Spanish region of Aragonia. Compared to Barcelona, Zaragoza is well and […]
ON THE TRAIL OF ANDORRA’S CHURCHES Andorra has little to offer in the way of grand monuments or magnificent museums; what it does have in abundance, however, is spectacular mountain scenery interspersed with cute villages. Each of these villages has a church, of course, which is usually a […]
WALKING TOUR OF TOURS The Loire Valley is just 250km South of Paris, but this fertile river valley is a world away in terms of pace of life and atmosphere. Where as Paris was busy, bustling, and overwhelming in almost every way, the Loire Valley is quiet, peaceful, […]
CITY VIEWS & FUNKY STREET ART IN MONTMARTRE As we’ve seen over the past few days, Paris has more than its fair share of palatial buildings, leafy boulevards, and grand public squares. But there is a quainter side to this beautiful city too; pockets of the Medieval town […]
OUR FAVOURITE MUSEUM IN THE WORLD Continuing our explorations around Paris we decided to focus on the geographical heart of the city today – around the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th arrindossments. Here, where the Medieval city of Paris was born, lie some of city’s most historical sights. […]
Wandering Soles 