Activities

One of the reasons why a holiday in Majorca is so popular is that it combines sun, sand and sea with a real sense of …

Our previous year’s Tour de Mont Blanc walk had taken us across the mountains from France into Switzerland. Now our train from Geneva airport was …

Between San Antonio and Austin in Texas lies the area known as the Texas Hill Country, where the flat-lands of Southern Texas soften into rolling …

Egypt was the country in which one of the greatest civilisations in recorded history sprung up. It has also been affected by the ravages of …

Bristol is my home town so forgive me if I’m biased, but if you’re a connoisseur of street-art, you’ll find rich pickings in Bristol. Bombed …

By the time we drove up to Austin, we’d been in Texas nearly a week and were looking forward to some family time over the …

As you leave the green plain on the south side of the Greek island of Zakynthos, the land rises into dry, mountainous terrain that makes …

Getting up close and personal with the fabled big 5 in Africa is the dream of many a traveller, but long believed to a privilege …

Guernsey in the Channel islands is a delight for those who love fresh, locally produced food with flavours of both France and England. The food …

The picturesque Hampshire town of Winchester is the ideal place for a weekend of shopping, sightseeing and walking. I met up with my sister at The …

In early June I spent a few days with the family on Guernsey, an island that’s closer to the coast of France than England, yet …