The Brittany American Cemetery in Saint James, lower Normandy, sits quietly just on the outskirts of the town of Saint James. It is one of several sites in France operated by the ABMC, with this particular cimetière at the point where American forces broke through the hedgerows and rolling farmland on the Normandy/Brittany border during the offensi...

Sadler's Wells was the venue for Carlos Acosta's Carmen Ballet production from his Dance School, Acosta Danza. Indeed, Carlos Acosta is a highly revered figure in the industry, with a desire for entertaining audiences with classical and contemporary dance.Back In 2016, Carlos Acosta, produced a one-act version of Carmen for the Royal Ballet and dec...

A small cottage industry of Paris comedy shows in English helps tourists laugh at themselves and Parisians both. How archaic to think of women traveling to Paris getting a new bouffant hairdo and Chanel suit in order to fit in.Long gone are the days when an American in Paris had to fret that their travel trousseau, accent or sneakers would elicit s...

The second major production in the 2024 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre season is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It runs until 20 July 2024 Images : Alex Brenner This is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911. A classic of English children's literature, this is a new version by Holly Robinso...

Tromsø is an incredibly diverse city situated in the far north of Norway. It is stunningly attractive, has good food and an infamous nightlife, all in a bustling, small municipality of 78,000 people. Tromsø is surrounded by spectacular scenery that is visible from everywhere in town. And the city's residents display the directness and wry humour fo...

Malta's Gobelin Tapestries are unique, beautiful and priceless Malta lover, frequent visitor and international film star Russell Crowe once said that, of the many thousands of stories that abound in the Maltese Islands, Malta's Gobelin Tapestries are unique, beautiful and priceless. A leading economic consultant has also said that, if all else fail...