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Gorgeous Gassin – Romantic French Village Perched High Overlooking Saint Tropez
Gassin is perched high in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France.
It is located just four kilometres inland and close to the holiday destination of Saint Tropez.
The original building was erected in the 11th century and with this current Notre-Dame de la Consolation constructed in 1558.
The Chapel hosts events throughout the year: concert, Saint-Laurent mass or nativity scene.
Trust you enjoyed these photographs from our visit (October, 2022) to the ...
Knox Hoping A Visit To His ‘Golf Room’ Will Lead To Re-Gaining A Full 2024 PGA Tour Card
If Russell Knox needs any reminder of his golfing talent ahead of this week’s PGA Tour Final Qualifier, he has only to open the door of his affectionately named ‘The Knox Golf Room’.
The room is a small extension to his Ponte Vedra abode where he stores everything golf related … bags, photographs, posters, tournament flags, clubs, gloves, caps, clothing, balls, shoes, commemorative glasses, everything.
Anytime Knox and his wife, Andrea along with their beloved Cavapoo Rusty, and now aged ...
A Wee Dram At The ‘Am Politican’ On The Isle Of Eriskay
One of the most well known, and also somewhat amusing events in the recent history of the Western Isles was the wreck of the SS Politician on the 5th February 1941.
It was the story used by Compton Mackenzie for his book Whisky Galore, and later for the Ealing Studio in turning the story in a hit-winning comedy by the same name.
The SS Politician was an 8000-tonne cargo ship which had left Liverpool laden with amongst other things 260,000 bottles of whisky, bound for Kingston in Jamaica and New Orleans. ...
Corrie Golf Club & The Corrie Hotel On The Isle Of Arran
On a first visit to the isle of Arran we stopped for a short visit to the Corrie Golf Club in the village of Corrie.
The golf club was founded in 1892 and in a par-31, nine-hole layout of just over 1,900 yards.
Corrie is a wonderful little village, located some 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of Brodick and about the same distance from Lochranza in the south.
The village used to be a regular stop for steamers circumnavigating the island of Arran.
Our visit also involved a bit of circumnavigation of ...
Honfleur – Lovely French Town Where The Seine River Meets The English Channel
Honfleur is a lovely-looking city in the department of Calvados, in northern France’s Normandy region.
Founded by Vikings in the 800s, Honfleur has served for centuries as a port for trade and travel.
The town is located on the estuary where the Seine river meets the English Channel.
The Church of St. Catherine (see You Tube video), dates from the second half of the 15th century, replaced an older stone church which was destroyed during the Hundred Years’ War.
The Vieux-Bassin (old harbour), ...
Campbelltown – Scottish Pipe Bands & Great Kintyre Golf.
In between travelling for a first time to the island of Arran and making the journey to the Outer Hebrides we made a visit to Campbelltown.
It’s a Scottish town down towards the Mull of Kintyre and where we have travelled before and on this latest occasion we stopped over in August 2022 Scottish golfing visit.
Campbeltown is situated on the stunning peninsula of Kintyre, and the largest towns in Argyll. It’s a long drive from the main highway leading from Glasgow to the A-83 turnoff ...
Barra Island Golf Club – A Second Visit Was Truly Double The Pleasure
It was 2012 when I first visited the remote Isle of Barra golf course in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to return to the islands in 2015, 2016, 2019 and last year in August 2022, and when making a third visit to Barra.
Five visits .. Now is that not a strong recommendation?
The Isle of Barra course lays claim to the most westerly golf course in the UK. You can’t go any further west or you would arrive on the shores of Canada.
The golf course is ...
