Outdoors

We visited Hidcote Manor Gardens in aurtumn, just as August turned to September. On the weekend we visited, warm sunshine was tempered by a slight …

We awoke at Refuge Col de Balme to bright sunshine and blue skies, excited to start Day 5 of our hike on the Tour de …

We started Day 4 on the Tour de Mont Blanc (and the first walk of this year) at the spot where we had come down …

The mist was swirling in as we reached Refuge Col de Balme, our first stop on the Tour de Mont Blanc trail. Clouds were blowing …

I might describe the Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury as a gorgeous Cotswold garden that typifies the English country style, but the name doesn’t always …

Having spent the morning on some serious sightseeing at the Hohensalzburg fortress, it was time to relax and soak up some spring sunshine at the …

I visited the treetop walkway at Kew gardens a couple of years ago with my son and and returned recently with my daughter and some …

It was a somewhat surreal experience floating around in warm water of the the thermal lake at Hévíz in Hungary. I was surrounded by drifts …

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside an ice cube? No? But perhaps you’ve wondered what it would be like …

Following an overnight stay at Refuge la Flégère, our third day hiking on the Tour de Mont Blanc offered two alternate plans. We could either …

The sun was peeping over the top of the Mont Blanc range as we took breakfast on the sunny terrace of Refuge de Bellachat, overlooking …