Blog posts about tradition at Permanent Tourist

The beginning of the summer camping season on the Piémançon beaches in the Camargue region of southern France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

"The Tradition of Freedom": camping on the sands of the Camargue in the south of France.

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A view of the river Aare at Unterseen, next to Interlaken, and some thoughts on the meticulous detail of traditional landscape photography.

Mum and Dad were with us in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago, and we visited Lenk – in the mountains above the Simmental valley – to see the alpine festival.

As a British person abroad, there are several aspects of Swiss culture which take a little getting used to. One of them is making eye contact when chinking glasses with someone.