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El Camino de Santiago: A Walk Through History
The Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela is journey’s end for El Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James in English), an ancient pilgrimage that still...
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi
The Basilica di San Francisco is located in the Italian town of Assisi in Umbria. Since 2000 the Basilica is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Sit...
Great reads #24
United (hearts) luggage
Or rather, frequent travelers who need to check luggage. United Airlines just launched a service called the Premier Baggage...
Eating out in France just got cheaper
French restaurants have been beleaugured by chains selling take away food and sandwiches for some time, as eating out became very expensive in France...
Perpignan, France
Perpignan is a small Catalan town near the border to Spain. With charming regional influences in architecture, cuisine, and stunning local weather, it...
Travel resolutions for 2009
New year equals new travel resolutions. Or rather, in my case, re-visiting some old ones. I am however, going to change some travel habits this year. ...
Café de Flore, Paris
Paris is the origin of European café culture. While the recent credit crunch has made life more difficult for café owners, today’s Paris still has th...
Secrets of the French Paradox
The phenomenon known as "French paradox" is the relatively low rate of heart disease and obesity in France as compared with other Western countries. D...
5 free things in Paris
Paris can be a very expensive city, but there are things to do that are absolutely free and very enjoyable. Here are some examples from Parisians in t...
Travel + Leisure's yearly top ten round-up
In an annual poll, magazine Travel + Leisure lets readers choose their favorite cities, destinations, hotels, travel providers, and much more. This us...
Drinking in France
Wherever you can eat you can invariably drink, and vice versa. In France drinking is done at a leisurely pace whether it's before food (apéritif), aft...
Train travel around the world
Train travel is fast, convenient, and usually cheaper than flying. As an added benefit, you get to see the beautiful countryside you're traveling thou...
Fantasticable flights get your heart pumping
Adrenaline junkies will love this experience. Fantasticables are joyrides where you're strung to a metal wire and fly between mountaintops in a glorif...
Great reads #7
It's Monday and time for another collection of great articles and links to liven up your work week. Take a look at these and look busy in front of the...
Carcassonne, France
Carcassonne is a pristine medieval town located about 45 minutes south of Toulouse. It is a very easy day trip if you are traveling from the Toulouse ...
Watch out restaurateurs - eyeflare newsletter 10
It's been good and bad restaurants galore on eyeflare in the last month or so. I caused a stir with my exposure of rip-off tricks. Even Time Out joine...
Travel from London to Paris on Eurostar
My wife and I recently travelled from London to Paris, France on the Eurostar. We were struck by how much better it was than taking a flight. Here's...
Brasserie Niel, Paris
This Tunisian restaurant in the 17th arrondissement, near the Arc de Triomphe, is a good choice for great North African food and a reasonable cost. Op...
Paris trip 2003
Alex Leigh came to visit in me in London and then we took off to Paris, the City of Lights. We had fun doing all the touristy stuff and for the last...
The Eiffel Tower, Paris
The Paris icon, the Eiffel Tower, is the most visited site in Paris and the best view over the ‘City of Lights’. A first visit isn’t complete without ...
Hotel Eldorado, Paris
I stayed at this charming hotel in the 17th for two nights with an American friend. After a mix-up of the booked days/type of rooms we had a very plea...
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