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If you prefer to watch the video about this holiday click here You can expect to eat well, extraordinarily well in Crete and, what is more, you may even come home feeling a bit better than you did when… Read More
To watch the video about this holiday click here One of the best things about a small group walking tour is getting to know your fellow walkers. You start off as a bunch of strangers, different ages, different backgrounds but,… Read More
To watch the video of this trip, please click here How to describe the journey of a lifetime? Its rare indeed for me to have the opportunity to do a three week trip and its always a thrill to explore… Read More
If you’d prefer to watch the video click here Ajman, I hear you ask, where’s that? You would not be the first, almost everyone I’ve mentioned it to asks the same. It is actually the smallest of the seven United Arab… Read More
If you prefer to watch the video, click here A word of warning, Riga can be a pain in the neck. At eye level, the city is attractive enough but, to really appreciate its beauty, trust me, you will spend… Read More
I hope my video gives an accurate impression of what it is like sailing on board Sea Cloud II, but I also wanted to share notes on some of the practicalities that are harder to get across… Small IS beautiful but… Sea… Read More
If you’d rather watch the video than read, click here May 2017 – I joined a group of travel journalists on a press trip exploring two of Indonesia’s iconic wildlife spots – getting up close to Orang Utans and the… Read More
Some 500 miles long and dotted with over a thousand islands, not to mention stunning National Parks, medieval towns and tempting restaurants there are literally hundreds of things along Croatia’s coastline to keep visitors entertained. Its tough to pick just… Read More
If you’d rather watch than read, click here for the video It is not possible to tire of New York – it’s always thrilling and there is always something new to discover. Winter is a particularly good time to go… Read More
If you’d rather watch the video than read, click here Getting to Martinique is now a lot more affordable thanks to low cost airline Norwegian.com’s add on flights from New York, Boston and Fort Lauderdale opening up the possibilities for… Read More
If you’d rather watch a video than read, click here The Isle of Wight has always been firm family favourite – no prizes as to why; its easy and cheap to get there, there’s miles of gorgeous safe family beaches… Read More
If you’d rather watch a video than read, click here With a long season extending from early Spring right through to late Autumn, Cyprus is a perfect choice if you are craving a blue sky fix. Even through winter, the… Read More
If you’d rather watch a video than read click here Best known as a banker for a winter sun holiday, Gran Canaria is as popular as ever with those who want no more from a holiday than a sun lounger,… Read More
If you’d rather watch a video than read click here Nothing can prepare you for the jaw dropping moment when you drive in to Yosemite Valley for the very first time. I found myself on repeat with ‘wow, wow, wow’… Read More
Things are happening down on the farm in Puglia…mostly they are turning into B+B’s and luxury boutique hotels. If you want to truly engage with the rural tranquillity that Puglia undoubtedly offers – the ancient olive trees, flower filled meadows… Read More
San Diego is not the easiest place for the first time visitor to get their head around but stick with it, it’s so worth it! In fact I’d go as far as to say its now my favourite American city. Known… Read More
After a mammoth 3 day journey (LHR/Singapore – 10 hour layover + 7 hour delay on Singapore to Port Moresby sector, missed connecting flight to Tari so overnighted in Port Moresby and got 09.45 flight next day) we finally arrived at… Read More
Sadly, our time was all too brief in sunny Santa Monica but I was so glad to have made this particular coastal detour on our Southern California road trip – it’s a stunner. Setting off from Beverley Hills the early… Read More
This is the first of an upcoming series of posts from recent trips. Snippets and tips based on first hand experience… This was a road trip in November 2013 flying in and out of Los Angeles with British Airways. Note one… Read More