World War Memorials
I don’t know why but until we arrived in a place called Bovec in Slovenia and the tourist office lady said there’s a World War 1 memorial just down the road at Ravelnik did it ever occur to me that our travels would ultimately uncover many of the scars of both world wars…and then some. .
Oradour-sur-Glane, remembered forever
Oradour-sur-Glane, an unassuming name on France’s map that looks like any other of its neighbours. Yet this innocuous village bears deep scars that speak a thousand words of horror. It is a story that needs to continually be told so that memories of Oradour’s...
A moving visit to Treblinka, Poland
Treblinka, a seemingly lost world, hidden in the forest, out of sight although never out of mind for Poland's World War 2 memorials. A place that invokes the stirring of emotion from deep within the belly of any visitor intent on learning more about the...
A trip through World War 1
After nine months on the road and a pitstop at the marvellously cute Christmas market in Colmar, we wanted to expand our historical education by visiting the memorials of World War 1 along the France-Belgium border. Whilst the battlefields may look like they have all...
Paestum
A beautiful walled city in Southern Italy built about 700BC by the Greeks. It's well worth a visit. https://youtu.be/Xsy6DkHO3m0
The monastery of Montecassino
Imagine our surprise when after 4 hours of motorway driving, fatigue setting in and we had to do a big shop as well, there was a 'sosta' on a hill in the monastery carpark.... The town 'sosta' looked a bit scruffy.. run down and graffiti everywhere so we headed up the...
Ravelnik, Slovenia
I don't get it.... When you try and do a serious piece there's a mountain top growing out of your head.... Slovenia has been a delight and Bovec and the Soča valley has been one of our highlights. However, as you gaze at the backdrop of the stunning mountain range,...
Humbled by Obersalzberg’s History
When it comes to remembering my lessons at school, I have to be honest and say that History wasn't my favourite - I was more interested in English and Geography. Although I do remember that the two Great World Wars of the last century most certainly made it onto...
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