The lovely Enduring Wanderlust blog just published a summary of the 10 Most Visited Countries according to recently released statistics on international tourist arrivals. I guess I'd never really given much thought to which countries would be on such a list - I'm the kind of traveller who prefers to …
France
Washing clothes in Strasbourg, or just looking for a web-cam
Back in the days where I was (for a brief time anyway) writing travel articles for print magazines, getting travel freebies and generally trying to become what I thought a traditional travel writer would be - before I discovered blogging - I found myself some pretty bizarre story angles.I'd got some …
Tourists and their expectations, or did the Eiffel Tower let you down?
Last week on my ABC radio spot we were discussing the topic of the expectations you have when you travel. In particular, we talked about some of the "big ticket" tourist attractions and how they often didn't - or couldn't! - live up to your expectations once you arrived.I have to say that on the …