Culture & Travel: Hidden Treasures

Bugarach: Mountain of Mystery

Bugarach, a sacred mountain in the heart of the Languedoc in southern France. The mountain is shrouded in mystery and enigmas; UFOs, underground bases, Nazi excavations and the Apocalypse.

Lift the veil with us as we climb to the summit.

 

Click here to read the story in Dutch.


Happy Trails in the French Jura

The Grande Traversee de Jura - or the GTJ as it is popularly known - consists of six different trails through the rugged mountainous region. You can explore the mountains on foot or horseback or by bike or even dog sleigh. 

 

Click here to read all about it in Dutch. 


Op een steenworp van Amboise in de Loirestreek kookt een jonge Friese (!) chef-kok de sterren van de hemel. Smakelijk lezen! 

Cycling Between 2 Seas in France

When you think of canals, the first thing that probably comes to mind is Amsterdam or Venice. However, in the south of France there are 800 kilometres of canal networks to explore on bike called the Canal des Deux Mers. Here's our Top 3 sites on the way.

 

Click here to read the article in Dutch

 


Hi(gh) in the French Alps

 

Trek de stoute wandelschoenen aan in de Franse Jura. Download de PDF.

 

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De Franse Jura.pdf
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Canal des Deux Mers

Het Canal des Deux Mers biedt honderden kilometers aan fietsroutes tussen de Atlantische Oceaan en de Middellandse Zee. Klik hier of download het artikel om een fietstocht te maken door de pracht en praal van de regio Tarn-Garonne.  

 

 

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Acsi, Canal des Deux Mers.pdf
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 Conan der Ubermensch 

An article for REH: Two-Gun Raconteur, a semi-academic magazine devoted to the works of pulp writer, Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan. Was Howard influenced by Volkischer and Nietzschean ideas?

 

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 De Powervrouwen van Thorn

Slenter  door de smalle straten van Thorn, het witte stadje in Limburg waar vrouwen het eeuwenlang voor het zeggen hadden.

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Hollands Glorie, Thorn.pdf
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 Verschenen in 2017  in Hollands Glorie.    


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Maestro uit Friesland.pdf
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Verschenen in de Leeuwarder Courant.    


The Road to Rack and Rouen

 

Click to read an article about the myriad delights of Rouen and its mysterious history.

 

Published in N4 Normandy, an online magazine promoting Normandy.