Peter Sommer Travels Blog
Welcome to our blog!
Since 2011, this is where we provide extra insight and information about our expert-led cultural tours and cruises. Our posts complement what is available on our main website and in our brochure. They offer examples of the fascinating stories and ideas, the lovely flavours and sights, the extraordinary experiences that we share with our guests in six countries.
Texts about archaeology and history, brought to you by our tour experts, tour diaries, news from excavations and museums, recipes, reading suggestions, updates on our new itineraries and much more - it's all here for you to discover and enjoy.
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 1: looking back and looking ahead 2020 brochure, Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Turkey travel, UK travel
Every year, our post about the new travel brochure grows longer and longer, as our activities expand. This year, rather than presenting it as a single instalment, we are separating ... Read More
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Secret Rivers at the Museum of London Docklands Archaeology/History, Exhibitions, UK travel
London and the Thames go inseparably hand-in-hand. The city originates in large part because of the river, and traffic along it has given it life since its beginning. As ... Read More
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Another thing: a Box for a Hero - the Urn of Brasidas at Amphipolis Another thing, Archaeology/History, Greece Travel
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. We're ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - Slán go fóill: Farewell for now in Irish Another thing, Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, a cultural and archaeological tour of Ireland running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - The Gleninsheen Collar: Treasure in the National Museum of Ireland Another thing, Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, an expert-led archaeological tour of Ireland, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - Megalithic art at Newgrange Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cultural tour in Ireland, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of the ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - The Keep of Trim Castle Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of the tour, as ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - A different Irish breakfast: Eggs Royale Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first expert-led tour in Ireland, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of the ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - Kylemore Abbey: a romantic fantasy in Connemara Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
This post is written during "Exploring Ireland", Peter Sommer Travels’ first expert-led tour in Ireland, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - A step from the abyss: cliffs on Inishmore Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
This diary is written during Peter Sommer Travels' cultural tour of Ireland, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - An ancient tomb at Poulnabrone Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of the tour, as ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - Clonmacnoise, a sacred place in the centre of Ireland Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
Our expert-led "Exploring Ireland" tour is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - Beautiful Glendalough Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
This is a post from our cultural tour of Ireland, Peter Sommer Travels’ first itinerary in that country, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are ... Read More
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Ireland Diary 2019 - the Liffey in Dublin Archaeology/History, ireland-diary-2019
“Exploring Ireland” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first Irish itinerary, running only for the second time in 2019. Once again, we are offering a kind of diary of the tour, as ... Read More
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Claudius the Emperor / Claudio Imperatore - exhibition in Rome Archaeology/History, Exhibitions
It only occurred to me much later that there were curtains closing this exhibition off from the museum upstairs and partitioning the various sections. I can’t decide if I prefer ... Read More
