Activities

There are few things better than going on a really beautiful hike, but the location can make a huge difference in how memorable the experience …

The clear blue pool and waterfalls give Paradise Valley in Morocco its name. It certainly lived up to it when we visited to walk through …

I’m sitting on the beach at Taghazout as the family head out into the water in their wetsuits, to try out their surf and body-boards. …

On a short spring break in Budapest, we stayed at the Intercontinental Budapest. It’s a classy, 5 star hotel that wrapped us in a cocoon …

For three sisters who’d escaped our families and kitchens for a weekend away, eating out in Budapest was an easy decision. The restaurants are gloriously …

Dartmoor is a place to treat with respect, with glorious landscapes and weather that can turn against you in an instant. Leaving the snow in …

“Like walking in 4-Wheel Drive” was how Elaine described Nordic Walking to me, as we strode along the snow covered path on Dartmoor. I’m no …

Today’s walk on the Tour de Mont Blanc would take us from Ferret in Switzerland, over the high mountain pass into Italy. The previous day’s …

After walking on the Tour de Mont Blanc in September, I was pleased to take a somewhat less arduous stroll in the Pyrenees at Vall …

When we arrived in Texas, we found that the Texan barbecue we’d heard so much about is a world apart from the burnt bangers on …

In France Victor Hugo was and still is considered a literary superstar and visiting Hauteville House, Hugo’s home on Guernsey opened my eyes to the …