Activities

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. I’d be …

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 …

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 …