On the Luce Travel Blog

Jan 5, 2025 | ontheluce.com | Lucy Dodsworth

The annual blog and travel review, featuring the highlights and lowlights of 2024 On the Luce – from having my first book published to trips to Greece, the Paralympics, Norwegian fjords and more. * This site contains affiliate links, where I get a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you.

Dec 17, 2024 | ontheluce.com | Lucy Dodsworth

Discover the best things to do in Koblenz at Christmas with a festive guide to this German city where the Moselle meets the Rhine, featuring Christmas markets, light trails, boat trips and concerts. * This site contains affiliate links, where I get a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. Koblenz is one of the oldest cities in Germany, founded by the Romans among the scenic UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

Nov 5, 2024 | ontheluce.com | Lucy Dodsworth

Explore Edinburgh’s most elegant neighbourhood on this free self-guided New Town walking tour, featuring Georgian squares, gardens, galleries and museums – with map and directions included. * This site contains affiliate links, where I get a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. With its Georgian townhouses, garden squares and wide boulevards, Edinburgh’s New Town couldn’t be more different to the Old Town – and it’s thanks to a young architect called James Craig.

Oct 29, 2024 | ontheluce.com | Lucy Dodsworth

Take a journey through time along Edinburgh’s most famous street with this free self-guided Royal Mile walking tour, featuring the highlights of Edinburgh’s Old Town – map and directions included. * This site contains affiliate links, where I get a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. Follow in the footsteps of kings and queens across Edinburgh’s Old Town. The Royal Mile is a processional route connecting two regal residences – Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Sep 11, 2024 | ontheluce.com | Lucy Dodsworth

Discover the Promenade Plantée in Paris (also known as the Coulée Verte René-Dumont) – the world’s first elevated urban park, which runs along a former derelict railway line across eastern Paris. * This site contains affiliate links, where I get a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. New York might have its famous High Line elevated park on a former railway line in Manhattan, but Paris got there first back in 1993 with the Promenade Plantée.