The real Fred Flintstone of Europe
For many of us, our perception of Stone Age man may have been moulded by Stonehenge and the likes of Fred Flintstone! But in Europe, you...
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Greece - the Panhellenic games of Olympia and Delphi
If you were asked on a quiz night the frequency of the Olympic Games, this would be a banker for most with the answer of course being...
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The Trojan Wars - the real Mycenae, Nestor's Palace and Troy.
The Trojan Wars and the wooden horse, the story which has led to so many books, films, and TV series, but how much is actually true? For...
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Greece - the wall art of Athens
If you had said to me twenty years ago, if you want to become famous, start adding graffiti to random walls around the UK, I would of...
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Greece - this is Sparta!
This is Sparta! The phrase uttered by King Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae or so the Hollywood producers would have us believe in...
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Chernobyl
Back in 1986, Europe experienced an event so big the word Chernobyl would become synonymous with the word nuclear, disaster, and...
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Spoiler Alert - the button isn't red!
A visit to the Ukrainian city of Kiev may seem an unlikely place to visit for some but as the gateway to the Chernobyl zone and a city...
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All roads lead to Rome
A saying which many of us may well use at least once in our lifetime is the old classic “All roads lead to Rome". Indeed remnants of the...
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Stromboli - one very active volcano
Many will tour Sicily and what a cultural and history-laden trip that will be, but how many will include that extra step and include the...
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