Everyone knows Paris. We have either been there ourselves, or have learnt from a young age that this is the city of the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Lisa, cute cafes, lights and love. Our time in this iconic metropolis consisted so much of what's been said and done before (visits to the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre and Sacre Couer, Notre Dame and the Palace of Versailles) that instead of writing about the familiar, I've decided to share some of the little momen...

Huddled under a stand of inadequate trees out in the middle of the French countryside, I had to wonder where we'd gone wrong. The rain was definitely setting in, the wind was picking up and it was getting cold. We didn't have any waterproof gear or serious layers for warmth. Sjane's raynaud's was ensuring the temperature dropped in her hands and as a result, her mood was going south as well. Worst of all, our bicycles sat useless nearby and we were over 5 kilomet...

Our European adventures thus far (Bordeaux in particular) have sparked my interest in architecture. The variety of buildings and designs - from the grand to the seemingly mundane - stand silent testament to a fascinating history; and as yet I haven't understood what secrets of the past these carved walls contain. So like all good researchers, I turned to Google for answers. What I learnt was that the buildings invariably reflect the era in which they were desi...