My flight from Madrid to Paris would deliver me to Orly Airport, south of the city. What a delight to fly into. It is not terribly modern but transportation links on the RER or taxi are just so much easier than the dreadful Charles de Gaulle Airport. I grabbed a cab, as I was staying […]
Across the Simplon pass is the easy way to get down from the cul de sac valley of Zermatt to Italy. But, when the snow is bad and it often is, they close the pass. Its 2108 metres so it becomes impassable frequently. Options then are limited. We took the link from Brig to Iselle, […]
I am a soccer addict. I have been one for my whole life. Looking back at my Soccer reflections, I have lived through World Cup wins and more often defeats, Champions League victories and many defeats, and I love the buzz of the game, the stadiums, the fans, and the colors as the lights illuminate […]
Is this scene a little familiar? Great packing tips coming soon.
Interviews with cool and interesting people I think you might enjoy. Coming soon – an interview with Josh Goldman – king of Barramundi – the ‘Fish for the Future.’
I love food and I love to travel. This is probably because I am English and as a kid we didn’t get to travel much and we grew up eating jellied eels, pork pies, and fish and chips. That stuff either wrecks your palate for the rest of your life or it spurs you onto greater […]
The good news is that it’s finally open. The Rijksmuseum had been closed for 10 years and just recently opened in April. What a job they have done! A beautiful glass atrium greets you incorporating a fabulous shop, café, and restaurant. The museum is set up in a completely orderly fashion. Being able to move […]
I had never been to Las Vegas before. In fact, I feel that I must be the only person in my office and probably one of the few people in America and Europe that had never been to Las Vegas. As the British Tourist Council had organized a conference there, I decided to pop over, […]
I’ve been football mad all of my life. When I was a kid, I traveled hundreds of miles every week and visited the outer reaches of Great Britain in freezing cold rain to watch my team. I heard accents from parts of England that I can still replicate to this day and visited places that […]
Train travel is so good in Europe. I needed to be in Amsterdam around 1 o’clock from Paris. The Thalys train leaves from the Gare du Nord and takes just about three hours, city center to city center. Trains leave on time, travel at high speeds, have refreshments on board, and are clean and comfortable. […]
One of the noticeable differences when travelling on an ACIS trip is the number of interactive and fun activities on each trip. These have really become some of the greatest trip highlights for students and teachers alike. On a really hot day in Paris recently, I had packed in a guided sightseeing tour with the […]
I had a nice visit with Frau Stabile’s group from Virginia when I joined them for pizza making at a place we have started to use this year. It is set up really well, everybody gets to make their pizza, and eat it too while a plethora of other stuff is also thrown in. The […]
Not to say that there is any great evidence that this could be anything of a lasting effect, notwithstanding the issues of global warming, but the British are starting to question the very notion that their island was always destined to have a wet, gray, depressing climate for the rest of mankind. The summer has […]
My journey back to Sicily continues. Today we headed to the town of Noto, one of the eight towns in South-Eastern Sicily that were rebuilt after 1693 due to a huge earthquake. All of the architecture was built using the local limestone. These eight towns represent what is considered to be late-Baroque style. This was a defiant […]
We struggle to come up with smart ways to navigate museums, especially if we are without a guide. The Louvre Museum, one of the largest museums in the world, is always a challenge. First of all, it is impossible to cover the museum so you have to focus on the hot spots. Secondly, the crowds […]