I love a good train trip and have travelled by rail across Europe and beyond. But there are plenty of fantastic rail adventures close to home in the UK too, from Cornish coastal trains to the wild Scottish highlands.…
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The golden rays of late afternoon sun are beating down onto the park’s dry, bleached grassland. A pair of zebras are reflected in the still surface of the watering hole as they drink. A safari truck rumbles along a…
Where can you travel in one day? I try to fit in as many trips as I can, but it sometimes feels like it’s not worth visiting somewhere for just a day. That you can’t see enough or it’s…
Although I love travelling the world, there’s no place like home, and try to get out and explore as much of my own country as I do others. For a small place, Britain really packs a lot in. Within…
The Forest of Dean was a big part of my childhood. I grew up not far away in Ross-on-Wye and spent so many weekends in the Forest – walking the Sculpture Trail, cycling the old railway line, splashing around…
Rolling hills, sandy beaches, tiny islands, medieval castles and fantastic seafood – just a few of the reasons Northumberland is one of my favourite places in the UK. This part of northern England is home to one of the…
In a city like Salisbury where a walk through its streets is like a trip back through the centuries, it was only right that my hotel had historic credentials to match. So what could be more appropriate than Europe’s…
My city break trips are usually a whirlwind of sightseeing, eating and drinking, where a hotel’s more a place to sleep than somewhere to spend much time in. A good city break hotel needs to be central, comfortable, clean…
After living in Oxford for a few years, I thought I knew where my loyalties lay – you’d never find me cheering Cambridge in the boat race. But my first trip to Cambridge started to sway me. Like Oxford…
For years I commuted to work in London on the underground to Euston station. I’d walk through its miles of tunnels and down to the Northern Line every day – usually on autopilot and hardly noticing where I was.…
I’m a big fan of holidaying at home and showing off my local area, but I don’t think I’ve ever holidayed anywhere quite so close to home as the Montpellier Town House. It’s all of five minutes from my…
Driving past lake after lake as we crossed Ontario on my Canadian road trip last year, I’d spot the occasional log cabin, tucked between the trees and reflected in the water. Usually with a boat moored up and sometimes…
You might think of Cornwall as a summer holiday destination, somewhere you go for surfing, sandcastle-building and pasties on the beach. But it makes for a great winter break too – think blustery coastal walks, deserted beaches, cosy pubs…