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Living like a king during Charles III's coronation

Amy Laughinghouse

England

Amy Laughinghouse introduces us to a posh section of London where out-of-towners planning to attend the 2023 coronation of King Charles III can stay and live like a king themselves.
Lapping Lapland while on a cycle tour of Finland

Gerhard Czerner

Finland

Gerhard Czerner and his photographer friend Martin Bissig set out on a cycle tour of Lapland and discover Finland's remote region has much to offer the adventure traveller.
Walking on water in the Netherlands

David Latt

Netherlands

David Latt looks at how this innovative country uses dikes and dunes in Noordwijk and Almere to hold back the North Sea and keep tourists safe during their stay.

Love letter from Paris: City of Delights

Carmen Chai

France

In a love letter from Paris, writer Carmen Chai introduces us to the things she most admires about the romantic French capital, from its haute cuisine dining to its simple backstreet cafes.
German car museums are country's most popular

Marc Atchison

Germany

Park it here! That's what Marc Atchison did when he visited Munich and Stuttgart, where Germany's famed car companies have set up ultra-modern museums that pay tribute to their incredible history and ...
A night to remember in Zürich

Marc Atchison

Switzerland

Zürich - Out of the shadows of a darkened Old Town street walks a man wearing a black cape and tricorne. His face is gaunt, his skin a ghostly white. In one hand he carries a lamp. In the other, a lon...

Archive by author: Charles O. CecilReturn

After 36 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, ending as U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Chuck retired to devote himself to photography and writing. While focusing primarily on the cultures of the developing world, he also finds time for hiking in the U.K. SATW has given him three awards for portfolios of images of Bali, Bhutan, and Singapore. ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) recognized him as a Best of 2012 photographer for his series of images of two madrasas in northern India.

A spiritual walk through Spain

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Charles O. Cecil joins pilgrims and ordinary travellers on a journey along the famed The Camino de Santiago where the wonders of rural Spain are revealed.

Exploring England's Great (Hadrian's) Wall

Charles O. Cecil |

Charles O. Cecil sets out on a journey of discovery along ancient Hadrian's Wall built by a Roman emperor in 122CE that still captivates walkers and hikers today.