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 […]
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT Keen to see more of Andorra’s famed mountain scenery and explore some of its historical Medieval townships, we set out today for the village of Pal and the valley of Val Nord. Along the way we saw some glorious alpine vistas and discovered […]
BENVINGUTS A ANDORRA! Sandwiched between France and Spain, Andorra is a tiny nation hidden under the shadow of the mighty Pyrenees Mountains. Most of the land in this tiny microstate consists of steep-sided peaks which plunge into deep river valleys. The average elevation of Andorra is about 2,000m […]
AU REVOIR FRANCE – A BIENTOT! We spent our day watching the French countryside roll past our window as or train sped from Tours to Toulouse, in France’s South-West. After 6 hours in transit we arrived tired and decidedly uninterested in the sights here, which is a pity […]
CHÂTEAUX OF THE LOIRE VALLEY – PART III Today is our last day in the Loire Valley and we wanted to end our château sight-seeing with something special, so we set out to visit Château de Chenonceau and Château d’Amboise today – two of the regions best known […]
Wandering Soles 