Last September, my friend Julia and I completed a 4-day walk on the Tour de Mont Blanc, experiencing a few aching limbs, but no major …

Dorset in the early summer. You couldn’t get a more perfect picture of Englishness, I thought, as I drove down to meet my sister for …

Standing in the Rüdesheim Music Museum, I felt the wonder and enchantment of a child. A colourful fairground organ started into life with breathy melodies …

In this guest post, Oneika Raymond reviews the Inspira Santa Marta Hotel in Lisbon where she spent a long weekend soaking up the atmosphere and …

On our Rhine river cruise stop at the pretty riverside town of Rüdesheim, we took the opportunity to try the famous Rüdesheimer coffee. Brandy and …

For our first ever cruise, we joined Amadeus Princess at Basel, for our Rhine River Cruise with Lüftner Cruises. European river cruise ships offer a …

Alsace is one of the most picturesque of all wine growing areas along the Rhine, with its fairy-tale walled towns, winding narrow streets and half-timbered …

Last time I was in Budapest it was summertime, with thunderstorms threatening to crack the warm humidity and we took the children to watch the …

Laptops. They are amazing at all sorts of things, but being robust is not necessarily one of them. And if you are the sort of …

The previous day we’d crossed the jagged mountain peaks from Switzerland into Italy. Now, on Day 8 of our Tour de Mont Blanc walk we …

When I travel it’s my pleasure to shop for small souvenirs that create memories of my travels. They have to be light and fun, because …