A Walking Tour of London’s South Bank

The history of London is intrinsically linked to the large waterway that runs through its heart: the River Thames. It makes sense then, that a...

Student Travel | Reflections on a European War Tour

I'm just back from leading a "European War Tour" that took me and my group from California from the beaches of Normandy via Paris, Belleau...

History in the Making: Springtime in Rome with the ‘Papabile’

Of many places in the world, I always find myself returning to the view that the city of Rome is amongst the most fascinating. My...

Was Shakespeare Right?

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears... Do I hear people running for cover? Do the words ‘William Shakespeare’ have you coming out in a...

Europe Tours – The Xmas Tree + Other German Traditions Gone Viral

Germany invented Christmas. Well, it's a bold assertion and of course by no means entirely accurate - but that said, many of the things we...

Student Tours | The Story of the Poppy

Picture rolling fields of ripening barley under warm summer skies, a gentle breeze rippling through, wave after wave; and often, picked out in red, bobbing...