Exit Row Seat

Thoughtful travel helps us understand the world we explore but often we stand in front of a famous site with only a superficial understanding of why it is famous. On those occasions, my kids would hear my twisted histories to fill in the gaps. Let me share one with you in my first travel comic.

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An interesting interview with Rick Steves during a recent visit to New York that introduces his new book Travel as a Political Act. It should be an interesting read for every traveller who likes to be challenged.

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The Eurostar rail service between London and Paris (or Brussels) is finally a truly high speed service with the opening of the high speed rail line in England. The London home of Eurostar has moved from Waterloo Station to St Pancreas providing better connections to other British destinations once you alight from your Eurostar train [...]

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Next year is the 90th Anniversary of end of World War I, and many travellers will make the pilgrimage to honour the Fallen. An article in The Australian is great overview of the Australian Battlefields and Memorials found in France and Belgium. We visited The Somme region last July, and was struck by what a [...]

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This week I’m sharing three photographs to showcase the genius of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, sculptor, architect and painter:

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