Villa Vignamaggio and the Mona Lisa controversy
Villa Vignamaggio is a charming restored renaissance villa just outside the town of Greve in Chianti. It’s a beautiful location, is exceptionally photogenic and they
Villa Vignamaggio is a charming restored renaissance villa just outside the town of Greve in Chianti. It’s a beautiful location, is exceptionally photogenic and they
Chateau de Biron is in the Dordogne region of France, south of Bordeaux in the South-Western corner of the country. Started in the 12th century, the
The chateau of Clos de Vougeot is nestled in the vineyards of Burgundy, the area of Eastern France close to Dijon that brings us delightful
My sister-in-law lives in The Jura, an area of Eastern France near the Swiss border. It’s not a particularly well-known part of the country and you’ll have to
Some have asked for recommendations of websites or agencies they should try for car rentals in Europe. Not all rental car companies are equal —
It has to be one of the most famous places on Earth, never mind the United Kingdom: the prehistoric stone circle that is Stonehenge. But
When I first wrote a blog posting about car rental, I wasn’t sure it was useful. However, the amount of email it and follow-up postings
Driving in Europe continues to be something that generates a lot of email, so on to another popular driving topic: traffic circles — or, roundabouts
The Bay Bridge over San Francisco Bay, and fireworks bursting in the distance. Who could have planned it better? Well, not me, that’s for sure!
On the front page of Lodge Photo is a crop from a photo showing a man on a horse with a lance, tilting at a
Ask for a glass of wine in any bar in South-Western France, and the chances are you’ll get Vin de Cahors (pronounced “Ca-hoares”), which will
Millions of people rent cars every year, but if you’re not familiar with renting in Europe there are a few things that will smooth the
I process my images using a combination of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, in common with just about every other photographer on the planet. To maximize time
I uploaded some new photographs of San Gimignano recently, a small town between Florence and Siena (on the road to Volterra) that has become famous
I got some follow-up questions to the article on renting a car in Europe. It seems this is a topic that causes some anxiety, so
In a previous posting, we’d discovered that American Express Card rental car insurance covered a lot less than in it has in the past. And
We’d like to thank all of our customers for their business this year, and wish them a prosperous and successful 2009. For Lodge Photo, 2008
I’m a fan of not paying for rental car CDW (Collision Damage Waiver) insurance, because it’s usually unnecessary and expensive when many credit cards already offer
Just how is it that the freezing of the world’s credit markets can help you go on vacation? There are two answers: changing Dollar currency
Most compact cameras are designed to fit in your pocket and take a basic photo with the minimum of fuss and fiddle. Picture quality is
Don’t let this happen to you With gas prices at record highs, the folks over at Auto Europe are running a timely promotion where they’ll
This picture of the gardens at Chiswick House, London was used for the front cover of this month’s “The Green” magazine. Strand-on-the-Green is an area
One of my images of Villa Vignamaggio appears on the front cover of the Cadogan / Sunday Times guide to buying property in Italy. Here it
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