Category Archives: Travel

Travels through History – Avignon

Extract from the book ‘Travels through History : France” available here Sur le Pont d’Avignon On y danse, On y danse Sur le Pont d’Avignon On y danse tous en rond On the bridge of Avignon We all dance there, we all dance there On the bridge of Avignon We all dance there in aContinue reading “Travels through History – Avignon”

Newcastle – Segudunum and The Metro.

An excerpt from the book: Travels through History – North-East England The Newcastle Metro is a wonderful system that connects most of Newcastle to the airport and the coastal towns of Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, North Shields, and South Shields – collectively known as The Coast – plus Sunderland, Hebburn, and Jarrow. It’s also rather cheapContinue reading “Newcastle – Segudunum and The Metro.”

Travels through History – 9 Greek Islands

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. Please bear in mind the books are travelogues rather than travel guides and so cover only the places I visited. Here is the oneContinue reading “Travels through History – 9 Greek Islands”

Travels through History – Northern Ireland and Scotland.

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. Please bear in mind the books are travelogues rather than travel guides and so cover only the places I visited. Here is the aboutContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Ireland and Scotland.”

The Night of Wencelas by Lionel Davidson

There are some fascinating details about Prague in this book, hence this book review is in my travel blog. Nicolas Whistler is a young man who lives in digs in London and spends most of his spare cash on his car. He has a girlfriend that he rather likes and a job he doesn’t like.Continue reading “The Night of Wencelas by Lionel Davidson”

Travels through History – Northern Ireland and Scotland.

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. Please bear in mind the books are travelogues rather than travel guides and so cover only the places I visited. Here is the aboutContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Ireland and Scotland.”

Travels through History – 9 Greek Islands

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. Please bear in mind the books are travelogues rather than travel guides and so cover only the places I visited. Here is the oneContinue reading “Travels through History – 9 Greek Islands”

Victoria Tunnel, Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

An excerpt from the book: Travels through History – North-East England At the time of writing, the Victoria Tunnel is the number 1 ranked attraction in the North-East of England on TripAdvisor and yet doesn’t rate the merest mention in the Rough Guide to England. This guidebook refers to an attraction in the Ouseburn districtContinue reading “Victoria Tunnel, Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne”

Travels through History – France

Extract from the book ‘Travels through History : France” available here Catharism was an austere religion following the gnostic philosophy of God and Satan as two separate beings – God was associated with purity and Satan with every aspect of evil. Catharism encouraged its followers to adopt asceticism and celibacy even after marriage. Those whoContinue reading “Travels through History – France”

Travels through History – The Balkans

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. Please bear in mind the books are travelogues rather than travel guides and so cover only the places I visited. Here is the oneContinue reading “Travels through History – The Balkans”