(Continued from Part 3) 5th July: Surprisingly, I don’t feel I have much to say about Versailles. The palace is so big and ridiculously...

(Continued from Part 2) 2nd July I was woken up by those not-too-distant bells, and counted the rings before deciding whether to open my...

30th June: Yesterday started off early for me, as between the monastery bells and measly one hour time difference, I found it very...

28th June: Travelling used to be so easy. I remember when all you needed was a passport and an optional familiarity with your...

Sunday: The last day in Venice was very, very windy. It was the type of windy where you felt you could run twice as fast, or fall back...

After an early start and a neck-breaking sleep on the plane over, I was standing at the dock waiting for the ferry. Late February felt...