I really should pay more attention to the emails I get from people, not just those that come here, but also to the ones that show up in other email boxes. By a ratio of probably five to one, the questions and comments are about travel, specifically vacation travel, as opposed to the need for…
Compared to many of my previous journeys, there has been very little in the way of train travel so far. But I have been reminded once again how extensive and how convenient the French SNCF system really is. My trip from Paris to Brive-la-Gaillarde was by train, the same one all the way, and the…
My interest in World War Two is probably a generational thing. I was just eight years old when World War Two ended, and have always been fascinated by that epic conflict. And walking around these lovely little French villages, I can’t stop thinking that seventy years ago, soldiers of an occupying German Army were…
(Since I’ve been here at L’Esplanade in Domme, there’s been a problem with the WiFi: it was not working in the guest rooms, only in the hotel’s reception area. Despite the rain, two young men have been crawling around on the roof, but last night, the WiFi stopped working altogether. WiFi service has now been…