Romancing The Pacific Coast.

                                                The Pacific Coastline between Astoria and Brookings has some breathtaking tourist attractions. The Canon Beach is one such place. The wind is relentless and one must...

Les Andelys And Its Ghostly Ruins.

                                   The region of Normandy which extends from the English Channel to the banks of the River Seine is an ideal place for a holiday. Its lakes and rivers, hills and verdant woods, lush...

Beethoven-The Man With The Eternal Scowl.

                                                                                    On December 16th, the world celebrates the birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He was born in 1770. Cultural pilgrims from all over Europe, will flock to Bonn, to walk down...

CONSUELO-The Woman Who Saved Blenheim Palace.

                                    Dowry and Forced marriages are often associated with Asian and Indian communities.  But even until the late 19th century, bankrupt European Aristocracy depended for the...

A Trip To George Eliot Town.

Nuneaton, a little town in the Midlands of England, may not be most people’s idea of a tourist spot. Yet, as I walked down its streets and avenues named after characters and places from the novels of George Eliot, they sprang to life all around me. I was transported...

Drachenfels- A View from the Top.

                                                Cruising down the river Rhine in Germany, one is struck by the number of ruined castles visible on its banks. Most of them were built during the Middle Ages as...