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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Minds can still get around Archaeology/History
As promised in the newsletter, here are some things to make any time you have to be isolated more interesting and more rewarding. We hope you'll discover wonders you didn't ... Read More
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10 years at Peter Sommer Travels - Julie Sibley and Michael Metcalfe Peter Sommer Travels News
A few weeks ago, four people had a nice dinner in the heart of the town of Monmouth, just inside the Welsh border, where Peter Sommer Travels is based. The ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 4: Turkey 2020 brochure, Food, Greece Travel, travel brochure, Turkey travel
This is part 4 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which was posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends last month and is ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 3: Greece 2020 brochure, Food, Greece Travel, travel brochure
This is part 3 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which has been posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends and is also ... Read More
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Christmas Gifts for History Lovers, Travellers and Gourmets, 2019 Archaeology/History, Books, Christmas gift lists, Food, New books, Peter Sommer Travels News
Have you noticed that Christmas is approaching? I can tell even by just going online: the ads that are being pushed my way are now supposed to be festive, and ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 2: Croatia 2020 brochure, Croatia travel, travel brochure
This is part 2 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which has been posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends and which is ... Read More
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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 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
