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September 3, 2010

Michael Smith’s video-postcards of Avignon!

Michael Smith’s video-postcards of Avignon!
Feel a sense of Avignon’s character and personality through Michael Smith’s series of short video-postcards below. Join him in the ‘art of getting lost’ as he hops off a Eurostar into sunny Provence and sets off to discover the city walls of a distant past. He... [Read more]
September 1, 2010

Diamonds are forever in Antwerp’s Diamond Museum!

Diamonds are forever in Antwerp’s Diamond Museum!
“Diamonds are Forever” wrote Ian Fleming and the song which was sung by Shirley Bassey cannot resonate more in any city than it does in Antwerp. This is partly interesting because around the 16th century Antwerp was a hub for merchant and the prevailing economic theory of the... [Read more]
August 26, 2010

Michael Smith’s video-postcards of Amsterdam!

Michael Smith’s video-postcards of Amsterdam!
Follow Michael Smith as he explores various parts of Amsterdam in this playlist of 6 video-postcards. Click play on the player below to view each video one after the other and join Michael Smith in discovering Amsterdam’s eccentricities such as the history of a famous bar called... [Read more]
August 23, 2010

Cycling in Amsterdam is easy, it’s so flat!

Cycling in Amsterdam is easy, it’s so flat!
If Boris Johnson wants help in implementing a city cycling scheme which is effective he could do far worse than looking to Amsterdam. Sure, most of the locals’ bikes cost less than the £45 Boris is charging for a year; but this is also brilliant for tourists as the bike shops... [Read more]
August 23, 2010

Raise a glass to the Girondins of Bordeaux

Raise a glass to the Girondins of Bordeaux
Although Bordeaux is known for its wines, the city has lots more to offer than simply an abundance of vineyards. Watching Champions League football for years, I could never work out why Uefa were always so insistent on calling the football team of the city, Girondins de Bordeaux.... [Read more]
August 22, 2010

Imagine you’re on the TV at Fort Boyard, La Rochelle

Imagine you’re on the TV at Fort Boyard, La Rochelle
As well as showcasing Tottenham’s failures in the Europa League, Channel Five brought British audiences of the 1990′s the delights of Fort Boyard – a  television programme similar to crystal maze with various challenges and games, all set in a Napoleonic fort off the coast... [Read more]