Monthly Archives: August 2010

August 26, 2010

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!

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

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

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]

August 21, 2010

Lose yourself in the winding streets of Vieux Nice

Nice is arguably the capital of the French Riviera and for this reason it has a great many things to do – more relaxed than Cannes and more fun-loving than St Tropez (and without the price-tags of Monte Carlo) it really is the place to visit on the Cote d’Azur. One particular... [Read more]

August 19, 2010

The eating experience of a lifetime at Restaurant Paul Bocuse in Lyon

Lyon is known as the food capital of the world and it does everything it can to uphold this reputation. There was a BBC TV Series earlier this year where the journalist had to train for six months in America just to be allowed to prep vegetables in a Lyon restaurant. And when coming... [Read more]