Why Cuenca is Ecuador’s Loveliest City
Some have said Cuenca stands on the site of what was once El Dorado, the mythical city of gold which the Spanish Empire searched for in vain. Today, this city in southern Ecuador owes its architectural...
View ArticleSolarsphere Astronomical and Music Festival – A Niche Festival For All
It sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? A niche festival for all. Hear me out though, I promise it makes perfect sense. I’m on the outskirts of the ancient market town of Builth Wells in Powys,...
View ArticleHindu Blessings at London’s Neasden Temple
I’ve been to UK Hindu temples before, those converted community-hall type of temples you find in most urban population centres, where the shrines are modest and the furnishings sometimes a little...
View ArticleSummertime Bees and Blooms – A Wildflower Meadow in Hampshire
This month has been a busy one beyond belief for me, for a hotchpotch of reasons, some good and others not so much. I’ve been industriously buzzing around sorting, organising, planning for everything...
View ArticleWhen Travel Dreams Fade – The Eclipse That Wouldn’t Wait
I knew I was tempting fate when I published that ‘travel plans’ post in January… I’m sitting here writing this tale of discarded travel plans, wondering whether I should have let it get to me so much....
View ArticleImpressions of India Part 3 – Mumbai and Home
India’s popularity as a tourist destination has increased in leaps and bounds over the past couple of years, but on arranged tours travellers often see only the surface of what this incredible country...
View ArticleA Warm Welcome at the Star Hotel & Restaurant in Twynholm, Dumfries &...
My host, Linda, greets me as I pull up alongside the pub-restaurant front and apologise for my tardiness. I’m well over an hour later than I first said I’d be, thanks to some traffic along the (mainly)...
View ArticleFrom Fishermen to Fine Art – A Walk Around Old Stavanger in Norway
It’s an uncommonly warm and sunny September morning in Stavanger, Norway. The locals go about their daily tasks as visitors stroll around the harbour taking in the picture-postcard prettiness of it...
View ArticleTop 10 reasons to take a stargazing holiday
Imagine yourself on a clear night, away from the city centre, gazing up at a velvety canopy studded with millions of sparkling far-off suns. Well, imagining that scene is often the closest we get to...
View ArticleThe Breathtaking Beauty of Bolivia’s Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve
Bolivia is often overlooked in favour of its more accessible neighbours Peru and Chile, but to bypass it is to miss out on one of the most captivating countries on Earth. With Amazonian jungle, Andean...
View ArticleFood with a View at the Cliffhanger Café in Highcliffe-on-Sea, Dorset
The Cliffhanger Cafe in Dorset has the best dining location in the area and it's one of my favourite lunch-time eateries. Here's why I keep coming back... The post Food with a View at the Cliffhanger...
View ArticleSolarsphere Astronomical and Music Festival – A Niche Festival For All
It sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? A niche festival for all. Hear me out though, I promise it makes perfect sense. I’m on the outskirts of the ancient market town of Builth Wells in Powys,...
View ArticleHindu Blessings at London’s Neasden Temple
I’ve been to UK Hindu temples before, those converted community-hall type of temples you find in most urban population centres, where the shrines are modest and the furnishings sometimes a little...
View ArticleSummertime Bees and Blooms – A Wildflower Meadow in Hampshire
This month has been a busy one beyond belief for me, for a hotchpotch of reasons, some good and others not so much. I’ve been industriously buzzing around sorting, organising, planning for everything...
View ArticleWhen Travel Dreams Fade – The Eclipse That Wouldn’t Wait
I knew I was tempting fate when I published that ‘travel plans’ post in January… I’m sitting here writing this tale of discarded travel plans, wondering whether I should have let it get to me so much....
View ArticleImpressions of India Part 3 – Mumbai and Home
India’s popularity as a tourist destination has increased in leaps and bounds over the past couple of years, but on arranged tours travellers often see only the surface of what this incredible country...
View ArticleA Warm Welcome at the Star Hotel & Restaurant in Twynholm, Dumfries &...
My host, Linda, greets me as I pull up alongside the pub-restaurant front and apologise for my tardiness. I’m well over an hour later than I first said I’d be, thanks to some traffic along the (mainly)...
View ArticleFrom Fishermen to Fine Art – A Walk Around Old Stavanger in Norway
It’s an uncommonly warm and sunny September morning in Stavanger, Norway. The locals go about their daily tasks as visitors stroll around the harbour taking in the picture-postcard prettiness of it...
View ArticleTop 10 reasons to take a stargazing holiday
Imagine yourself on a clear night, away from the city centre, gazing up at a velvety canopy studded with millions of sparkling far-off suns. Well, imagining that scene is often the closest we get to...
View ArticleThe Breathtaking Beauty of Bolivia’s Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve
Bolivia is often overlooked in favour of its more accessible neighbours Peru and Chile, but to bypass it is to miss out on one of the most captivating countries on Earth. With Amazonian jungle, Andean...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....