France

On a trip to Paris a few years ago a friend and I took a bike tour out to the royal palace at Versailles. The tour was fun, exploring the vast riches on display inside was great and buying cheese and wine to enjoy for lunch in the palace grounds was a fantastic idea.

An unexpected highlight, however was the immaculately sculpted gardens surrounding the main buildings. They were simply stunning.

I was getting a bit lost when trying to find the Eiffel Tower while in Paris last year, so I flagged down this dude on a flying horse to ask which way I should go.

He soon pointed me in the right direction.

Hello, welcome, take a seat. Make yourself comfortable. Would you like a drink? Cup of tea, perhaps, or something a little stronger? Ok, good. In keeping with the proud traditions of sending out updates when you least expect them, here’s my recap of the last six weeks of fun and festivities around Europe.

Ever since my first trip to Paris I’d wanted to visit the city’s famous catacombs. Twelve years later I finally got the chance to descend 20m underground and walk around damp, dark tunnels filled with the remains of millions of dead people. And you know what? It was a lot better than it sounds.

My five awesome things to do in Paris, that may involve getting drunk, being solicited and breaking traffic laws. Amongst other things.