France by TGV: There's no check-in, just walk from the city into the station, glance at the indicator board to find your train & hop on, any time before departure. Buy French train tickets www.sncf-connect.com (SNCF's own website, no booking fee) www.raileurope.com (can be used...
A thought that keeps returning to me when working in these places, is what a privilege it is to be afforded such isolation and space in what is an increasingly crowded world. No traffic, sirens, voices, bleeping phones, or engines (apart from the occasional helicopter). To have access to ...
Fortunately, Cuenca is a great place to get stuck in. A view from the hills to the south, just below the Church of Turi, looking out over the city. A heck of an uphill walk. It’s called the City of Eternal Spring, and it pretty much is. 9,000+ feet up in the Andes, temper...
Because Clancy’s books are perceived as projecting a positive image of the U.S. military and intelligence Establishment, Neufeld has been granted access to places that other filmmakers might not receive. For example, in “The Hunt for Red October,” Neufeld and his screenwriter were allowed to...
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? May 14, 2025 The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? May 14, 2025 The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coo...
If we have come from London, will we go through customs also in Nice? We were planning on taking an Uber to the Airbnb (I don’t think my parents can walk from a tram station to the house with carry on suitcases and jet lag). Given there is ...
Fortunately, Cuenca is a great place to get stuck in. A view from the hills to the south, just below the Church of Turi, looking out over the city. A heck of an uphill walk. It’s called the City of Eternal Spring, and it pretty much is. 9,000+ feet up in the Andes, temper...