Activities

In an elegant Georgian terrace in Bristol I’m sitting on my pink velvet sofa, sipping my freshly brewed coffee and nibbling (OK scoffing) a fresh …

In days gone by the stage coaches would rattle along the narrow road behind The Halfway Bridge, stopping here before crossing the stone bridge on …

There’s a rich list of things to do in Athens for culture lovers. Remarkable ancient sites mix with new mega art and culture venues, while …

On the Caribbean island of St Kitts, the fresh fish is sold direct from the fishing boats, market stalls display a colorful range of tropical …

In the heart of Bristol’s old city, you’ll find the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel. It’s just a stone’s throw from Corn Street, where Bristol’s merchants …

It’s become a tradition for my friend Julia and I to spend a few days walking each year, and last September we were testing ourself …

Southampton is your gateway to the best food of the South of England. The chalk streams and vineyards of Hampshire, salads from the Isle of …

At 8am the heat was already rising, as my taxi dropped me at the Arikok Park Visitor Centre at the northern end of Aruba. Think …

While I’ve done my fair share of downhill ski over the years, I was always a fair-weather skier. The lure of a sunny café terrace, …

When the 20 year old Queen Victoria of England married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, they must have seemed the dream couple …

Southampton is one of those cities on England’s South Coast that’s easy to overlook. Heavily bombed in the war, it’s not the most picturesque of …