Category: European Union

A beautiful beach, birds and tolling bells

by Mary Tebje, posted in Cemetaries, European Union, Film tourism, food tourism, France, Heritage and History, Heritage food, Local Distinctiveness, Museums, Rural heritage, Rural Tourism, Short breaks, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism

"Don't go near the taxi drivers!" screamed the guidebook, "they're rude and aggressive". Not so, our non-Uber Uber driver, who thought that a popular Barbara Streisand ballad on maximum decibels, would set the scene for our girls weekend away. What strikes you first when heading along the Promenade des Anglais into the Old Town of … Continue reading A beautiful beach, birds and tolling bells

A Year in the Chilterns

Tools of the Trade

by Mary Tebje, posted in Buckinghamshire, Chilterns, DMO's, European Union, food tourism, Heritage and History, Heritage food, Local Distinctiveness, London, Market Town, Niche marketing, River Thames, Rural heritage, Rural Tourism, Sense of Place, Short breaks, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism, UK, Watermills

The weight of history is upon Jon Tyler’s broad shoulders as one of the last producers of watercress in the Chilterns. Located in the beautiful Chess Valley that links Chesham in the Chilterns with Rickmansworth just inside the M25, E. Tyler & Son’s Crestyl Watercress farm is something of a novelty; in a high tech … Continue reading Tools of the Trade

The great Brexit debate

by Mary Tebje, posted in Belgium, Cycling, DMO's, European Union, Film tourism, Heritage and History, Local Distinctiveness, Museums, National Parks, Retail, Rural Tourism, Sense of Place, Short breaks, Social Media, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism, UK

On a recent visit to Belgium, I was both challenged and surprised with what I experienced; a restored heritage village whose retail offer was just a bread vending machine, enjoyed gourmet food, drank Leffe abbey beer, visited a castle haunted by a KKK look-alike ghost, had breakfast with pensioners visiting the many scenes from the famous … Continue reading The great Brexit debate