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Arras France June 2007

January 21st 2009
Arras, France: June 2007 I’m not quite sure when the idea came to me, but I suddenly realised that, in our dash to see other parts of France, we drove straight through some to most historic parts of it, without even slowing down. I thought it was about time to put that right, so set about looking for a central town in which to stay. My eyes alighted on Arras. I’d seen it on signposts many ti ... read more

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I'm afraid my travelling is pretty well confined to developed parts of the world. It's not that i wouldn't enjoy visiting the wilder more remote parts, but certain health issues preclude such trips. All this started just for my own use, to keep a personal record of our holidays, but somehow one or two people asked for copies of the write ups, then it got to be a few more, so I thought I might as well put them up online. I'm not a traveller, I'm a tourist and I know the difference, but I hope anyone who manages to plough their way through the essays (for want of a better word) enjoys reading ab... full info

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