Where do you want to go in 2016?
I love January as I always feel it is time to plan my year and get my travel priorities aligned. In 2015 I took tours to France and the WW1 […]
Category Archives: World War One Western Front
Call to Arms: History on a Paris Wall
No 1 Rue Royale in Paris don’t miss this lonely little historical snippet French and Foreigner alike walk quickly past this little blue “vitrine” glass box which contains the only witness left in Paris […]
Lest We Forget ….96 years later
The 11th day of the 11th month Armistice Day 96 years on A potted history …. 1914: the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by a disgruntled 19 year old Serbian in […]
Stunning Poppy Tribute in London for WW1
In a word: BREATHTAKING Ceramic artist Paul Cummins’ installation Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red is a stunning tribute to the soldiers who died in WW1 and you can […]
First Shot Fired in WW1 was Australian
Victoria, Australia August 5 in 1914 Less than four hours after the British Empire was plunged into war on August 5, 1914, the FIRST shot rang out – not in […]
Never ceases to amaze me visiting the Western Front
One of the most fascinating and addictive aspects of studying war history is the astonishment factor In our daily lives we don’t encounter or witness extraordinary acts of bravery, sacrifice and […]
Lest We Forget ….95 years later
The 11th day of the 11th month Armistice Day 95 years on 1914: the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by a disgruntled 19 year old Serbian in a country most had […]
