The skies are dark and moody as we pass through the gates of Birkenau, part of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp not far from Kraków in Poland. As we walk across this huge, bleak stretch of land a cold wind whistles by and somewhere in the distance I’m sure I can hear the sound of voices singing. Continue Reading
When you book a spring weekend away in northern Europe you never know what you’re going to get. Rain, sun, snow – a bit of everything? So you need a destination…
I have a weakness for canalside cities – Annecy, Bruges, Amsterdam, Venice. But one of my all-time favourites is Strasbourg in France’s Alsace region, a city overflowing with half-timbered medieval buildings…
Hilltop Montmartre is one of Paris’s most popular tourist spots today, but not too long ago it was synonymous with drinking, dancing and debauchery. In the mid-19th century it was just…
Escaping the cold grey British winter for a week of Caribbean sunshine and beach days has to be the dream. But with peak prices in winter and a reputation for luxury,…
When I found out my summer travels stateside would take me from New York to Toronto with a couple of days to spare along the way, there was only one place…
Rolling hills, sandy beaches, tiny islands, medieval castles and fantastic seafood – just a few of the reasons why Northumberland is one of my favourite places in the UK. This part…
Outside the rain’s lashing down, the wind’s blowing a gale and the temperature is well below freezing. So you turn on the TV to be greeted with sunny skies, sandy beaches,…
Boulangeries selling fresh croissants next to market stalls selling tropical fruit. Boules players on the beach next to homemade coconut sorbet stands. Guadeloupe is a real hybrid – a picture-postcard Caribbean…
It was my first trip to New York – and my first time out of Europe – and everything should’ve felt new and different. But I couldn’t shake off the feeling…
New York has to be one of my favourite cities in the world – it’s such a diverse and fast-changing place that every time I visit I have a totally different…
