The Banksy exhibition in Bristol
A while back I wrote a short piece about the Banksy Exhibition that took place back in 2009 at the Bristol City Museum. You may …
The Queen’s ice-cream van – at Buckingham Palace
On my visit to Buckingham Palace , we ended our tour of the Palace with an ice cream – why not? Our visit was sparked …
Wine tasting in Lebanon at Chateau Ksara
You may be surprised to learn that Lebanon is a source of world class wines – of course grapes have been grown and made into …
Top things to do in Sidon – Lebanon
If you drive south out of the traffic madness that is Beirut, you’ll hug the coastal road and in under two hours you’ll be at …
Visiting the Khalil Gibran museum in Lebanon
In some ways this story is more about words than pictures, or is it more pictures than words? For it’s about the American-Lebanese poet and …
Review of Pepe’s Byblos Fishing Club – in Lebanon
On my road trip around Lebanon with a friend in June, we stopped at Byblos for a tour of the Crusader Castle and lunch at …
My travelling year in 2009
2010 is well and truly here, and with snow on the ground in Bristol, I’ve been reliving the memories of some of the sunnier places …
Visiting the Basilica of Euphrasius in Poreč, Croatia
If you’re a connoisseur of the historic monuments and beautiful churches of Croatia, you’ll enjoy the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Basilica of Euphrasius …
Visiting the Munich Residenz – Palace of the Bavarian rulers
The Residenz in Munich is the palace at the heart of the city, formerly home to the Bavarian kings, queens,electors and the ruling Wittelsbach dynasty. …
Dining at Haxnbauer Munich – for hearty Bavarian food
If you can think of nothing better than a roast pork dinner, served in the traditional Bavarian style, then Haxnbauer in Munich is your kind …
A weekend in Lisbon – Podcast 05
In this travel podcast, you’ll hear the sights and sounds of my weekend in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal that I visited with my husband. …