Whole Earth Guide
Our selection in Gard : Pont du Gard
The World Heritage site Pont du Gard has been around for a very long time with construction taking some 1000 people five years to complete the aqueduct to take around 5 million gallons of water per day the 50km to the city of Nīmes.Although the waterway to Nīmes has long since gone, the aqueduct...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
Avignon is perhaps most famous for its bridge, the Pont d'Avignon but there's a lot more than that to see in the large walled city than that.
The city was used as the base for the Pope from 1309 to 1377 and courtesy of that there's effectively a mini version of the Vatican right in the centre of ...more
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. The standing stones were er...more
Florence, the city of flowers, was the place where the Renaissance grew and anticipated Enlightenment and thus Modernity as a whole. Florence is one of the most beautiful and ancient cities in Italy and the world. It gave to birth many of the men who have more profoundly influenced the course of hum...more
As with yourself, there are two aspects of this ie what to do before you come here and what to do after you get here.
Before you get here, you should try to encourage your kids to enrol in French classes where they are available. If you're near a large town or city you may be able to enrol...more
Although many people would tell you that travellers cheques (or travelers checks) are past their sell-by date, that's not the case.
Their major plus point is that even if they're lost or stolen, you can still get the money back which is not the case if you were carrying around the same amount in ...more
Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and home to numerous attractions from Parliament Buildings to the Crown Saloon.
Planning for Belfasts City Hall began, naturally enough, in 1888 when it was awarded the status of city by Queen Victoria (hence the relatively large number of things i...more
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