The Eiffel Tower is one of those world-recognised tourist icons, and in fact Wikipedia claims it's the "single most visited paid monument in the world"; it's almost a cliche to visit it these days, and some "real travellers" advocate skipping the tower completely. Not me. And here I am on my very …
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25 years ago in Europe: A striped campervan in a Paris caravan park
I've never been one for fancy travel in luxury hotels or lazing around the pool at resorts, and if you look back to my childhood trip around Europe you will know why. We were spending six months in Europe, and we hadn't won the lottery or anything, so that meant we had to be budget travellers. And …
25 years ago in Europe: Not all beaches are created equal
If you grow up in Australia, you have a warped sense of how good a beach should look. I guess it's like growing up in Switzerland and then heading to other countries to go skiing: you'll usually be disappointed. When I was nine years old, I was sure that all beaches had beautiful white sand and …