Whole Earth Guide

Let us be your guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.

Our selection in Aude : Cathar Castles

Remnants of the Cathar castles are confined to a fairly small area of southern France with all of them within a couple of hours drive. This being the case, it's possible to see them all in a single day or, more realistically, over the course of a couple of days.

The first group consists of Aquila...more

A selection from around the world...

This used to be really easy: pick a big bank, check that they opened accounts for non-residents, then pop your application in the post.

Post 9/11 though the Patriot Act is with us and it imposes such stringent 'know your customer' regulations on the banks that it's no longer possible to open an a...more

This is one aspect of French life that is really simple. This is France, so everything is in French.

Well, almost. You didn’t expect it to be so simple as that, did you?

There are various regional languages in France from Breton in Brittany to Catalan in Catalonia. For the most part, these ...more

Salvador Dali was born in Figures and ended his life there.

The town is home to the Salvador Dali museum which is well worth seeing. However, there is little else in the town to commend it and you'd be better moving on to Cadaqués once you've seen the museum.

Cadaqués is a still charming seasi...more

Antwerp is the real urban deal, a refreshingly down-to-earth yet vivacious cosmopolitan habitat blessed with magnificent architecture, fashionable shop fronts, beer-washed pubs, dazzling monuments, jazzed-up clubs, inspired artworks and restaurant tables piled with plates of superb Belgian and multi...more

We love it here in our rural idyll: the skies are clearer and bluer - there's no pollution; the grass and trees really are greener; and because there's no light pollution the night sky is very dark and you'll see so many stars that you'll think you could just reach up and pluck one to keep! This is ...more

Giverny is a small village that would have remained naught but a sleepy little village in Normandy had Claude Monet not been looking out of the window of a train in 1883 and fell in love with it.

Despite the fame that he brought to the village, it remains small and the attractions are those that ...more

Bayeux is most famous for the tapestry which depicts the conquest of England by the Normans way back in 1066.

One thing that will strike you right away is that the tapesty is enormous, snaking right along the wall of the building in which it's displayed. It's also surprisingly well preserved as y...more

Don't worry if we don't currently cover the country you're looking for as we're expanding our coverage in the months to come. If you'd like to contribute to this guide, just click here. Contributions should be around 300-400 words with a photo.

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