Hastings – the battle field or what’s left of it
Hastings was a revelation! For ages I’ve been listening to the ‘The British History Podcast‘ and was waiting, as so…
Tag: history
An afternoon in Rye
We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…
Books
Sparrow by L. J. Shen: I am not really into the mobster scene or books about it. So Troy wasn’t…
Canterbury
Canterbury has seen pilgrims since the Middle Ages. But even before that the Romans were here and the first cathedral…
Books
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus: I don’t know why it took me so long to pick up this book.…
Day trip to Kos town
Visiting the Asklipieion on Kos
In case you are wondering what the Asklipieion is, we didn’t know that either. But, as it turned out, the…
In search of the tomb of Harmilos in Pyli
After an early morning run and my first ever attempt to cook Greek coffee, which was terrible, we left for…
The Fortress of Antimachia
The fortress of Antimachia lies almost in the middle of Kos. This Venetian castle from the 14th century was less…
Arriving in Tours
Tours was already our last stop on the Plantagenet trip and after enjoying two nights in an apartment in Poitiers,…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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An afternoon in Rye
We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…
Books
Sparrow by L. J. Shen: I am not really into the mobster scene or books about it. So Troy wasn’t…
Canterbury
Canterbury has seen pilgrims since the Middle Ages. But even before that the Romans were here and the first cathedral…
Books
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus: I don’t know why it took me so long to pick up this book.…
Day trip to Kos town
Visiting the Asklipieion on Kos
In case you are wondering what the Asklipieion is, we didn’t know that either. But, as it turned out, the…
In search of the tomb of Harmilos in Pyli
After an early morning run and my first ever attempt to cook Greek coffee, which was terrible, we left for…
The Fortress of Antimachia
The fortress of Antimachia lies almost in the middle of Kos. This Venetian castle from the 14th century was less…
Arriving in Tours
Tours was already our last stop on the Plantagenet trip and after enjoying two nights in an apartment in Poitiers,…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
Social media