Places of Interest Blogs

Paris | July 2023

A few fun filled days in Paris. Vive La France!

Janet Shankland

Ethiopia Flavours

People’s ways of eating, what they grow, how they cook it, share it and their food customs, develop over time as part of their culture and in response to their environment. Charmian Smith discovers how food and culture are interrelated in Ethiopia.

Lourdes

Stu McGregor offers insight from his visit to Lourdes as part of the Way of St James walking tour.

Khiva: Lighthouse in the Desert

A mirage appeared on the horizon – a tall tower faceted with blue tiles rising above the beige walls of a fortress.

Bukhara: Whispers of the Silk Road

Hot sun, blue tiles, a whisper of a breeze and the faint smell of camel – all this means I have to be on a street in Bukhara.