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Once upon a time there stood a proud castle showing the prestige of one of the most powerful families of Britain. The most luxurious and sumptuous palace in Wales. It was called Raglan castle. It belonged to two families loyal to the British monarch from generation to generation. And yet it had to pay the price for that loyalty. In 1640 Raglan was a splendid place to live with lush...Read More

The Nile is the second the longest river in the world. For centuries it was considered the longest one. It was considered not only a river – there was always some kind of mystery and magic in it. The ancient Egyptians deified it and worshipped it. Other civilisations living along its banks worshipped it as well. For a very long time (till late nineteenth century) the sources of the Nile...Read More

I must admit that I particularly enjoy visiting places like Abbaye de Montmajour. Presenting an imposing architectural ensemble, built from local stone, calm and uncrowded. Like many other great abbeys we have seen, it has a unique atmosphere and genius loci, deriving from the fact that it used to be a place of solitude, work and prayers.  Abundant with turbulent history and  obscure legends, yet surviving – even if ruined...Read More

Traveling a lot, especially around the globe means you change time zones often. It also means travelling in a different part of the day or night. Sleep disorders can be a real problem as you’re sleepy and tired during the day or too active during the night. How to fight jet lag and sleeping problems?Read More

As we live in Belgium, we travel regularly to Germany via Poland, but unlike many, we do not treat Germany as a racing track, but as a country that offers a huge number of very interesting and sometimes little known places to visit. Each time we go to Poland we use a slightly different route and stop in slightly different places. This time, we decided to move away from the...Read More