We often need a way to break the monotony of existence. Usually in some form of relaxation. For some reason, I’ve always chosen weekends hotel breaks as my way to get away from everything. Either that, or I have always gone trekking round Europe or Asia on buses and rail. So I’m used to sleeping [...]

The Champs Elysees in Paris are known as the world most beautiful avenue. The Champs Elysees stretch from Concorde square to Arc de Triomphe. They are 1910m long and 70m wide. The Champs Elysees have been superbly renovated with very large granite sidewalks and plane trees.
The Champs Elysées (Elysian fields) were originally nothing but fields, [...]