While we’re on French long distance walks (or cycle rides) there is a fantastic route that nobody seems to take which crosses half of the country’s famous vineyards. I’ve driven it a lot but it’s per… (View Post)

It would be a shame to miss Cognac (plot the course via Segonzac). Lovely vine-strewn rolling landscape. But it would lead you to the right bank. And worth heading a little outside Nantes to cross th… (View Post)

Not just Poland. The prevaricating of some countries like Italy or Spain and the Putinism of Hungary conceal some pretty sizeable efforts to support Ukraine. Denmark has given 2.9% of GDP to support … (View Post)

See also US state governors and German provincial leaders. (View Post)

The end of the sentence left hanging, but pretty obviously “…not Britain”. Bizarre though when a. The Soviet Union was the ally, not Russia, and b. It was a communist state that outlawed organised re… (View Post)