Some 30 odd years ago, oldgreytravel was not so old nor so grey and was in the middle of an … Continue reading Leaving India

No, not the State located in the deep South of the United States, but the idiosyncratic, jaw dropping museum of … Continue reading Louisiana

High on a hill in a remote area of eastern France sits a solitary pilgrim’s chapel. There has been a … Continue reading Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp

Some 116 years ago, a disgruntled and somewhat restless Methodist minister from the flat lowlands of Lincolnshire led a group … Continue reading Adelboden

Mass tourism is reaching levels of unsustainable impact on the major tourist sites of the world. Venice and Barcelona both … Continue reading Ghent, Belgium

Oldgreytravel was passing through Brussels the other day and eschewed the blockbuster museums and sights to find time to take … Continue reading Van Bureen Museum, Brussels

One of the best 3 day hikes in Europe is centred around the spectacular Ordesa Gorge in the Spanish Pyrenees. … Continue reading Ordesa Gorge, Spain

In June 1944, 7500 men of the 29th US Infantry Division embarked at the tiny Trebah beach on the Helford … Continue reading Durgan, Cornwall

I never saw it coming. The next think I remember is checking that my wife and two young daughters were … Continue reading The Kindness of Strangers

Oldgreytravel was returning from Italy recently and was intrigued by the idea of travelling over the Alps by train rather … Continue reading Bernina Express