TUI BLUE, Hotel Falesia – Algarve, Portugal
Don’t know about you, but I will take any excuse to make a mad dash for the warmth whenever possible. Flying off in search of sunshine, vitamin sea and hopefully, seven days of rest and…
Nuremberg City Walls Walk
Nuremberg is a picturesque city in the south of Germany. During the Fall, brightly colored leaves mingle with lights as Christmas markets start to appear throughout the Old Town (Altstadt) although it’s quite charming year…
Wyndham Grand Residences, Costa del Sol
If, like me, you are not much of a fan of the misery months, those cold, dank, dark ones between November and March, then you will completely understand the desire to get away from it…
Lindos Hotels and Spas: A Stay in Romantic Rhodes
The Greek island of Rhodes was in the news a while back, as wildfires did their thing. For those few days it didn’t look like a picture postcard holiday destination. But that was then; this…
A Food Tour Of Granada, Spain
Watching the sun set weaving its magic on the 1000-year-old canvas that is the Alhambra is treat, but the serotonin racing around my brain have been triggered not by the view, but the delicious bacalao…
An Indulgent Escape to Lujo Hotel, Bodrum, Turkey
Went to Turkey some years ago. Loved it. Top marks. Had everything you could possibly wish for in a perfect holiday destination. Great food, great people, great views and, perhaps most important of all, great…
A Package Holiday In Funchal, Madeira
My poor old passport has been locked in a drawer for three long years, so seemed like it was high time to take it out for a spin. Keeping things simple, I went for a…
Ku’Damm Christmas Lights, Berlin
Every year, Berlin’s most fashionable shopping street, Ku’Damm, becomes even more glamorous with an extensive Christmas lights display. The Kurfürstendamm, or Ku’damm for short, is the city’s famous shopping boulevard. From late November to early…
Walk Around The Lakes Of Schlachtensee and Krumme Lanke, Berlin
Autumn is my favourite time of year to visit two of Berlin’s most popular lakes: Schlachtensee and Krumme Lanke. The other seasons have their charms of course, but by early October the days are still…
Overlooking The Normandy Beaches, The British D-Day Memorial
The huge beaches and rolling coastal countryside of Normandy where the D-Day landings started the final chapters of the Second World War in June 1944, are dominated by that history. There are numerous museums, huge…
Alta Badia Adventure – The Best Things To Do In The Dolomites
I am standing on top of a gnarly pinnacle overlooking the series of S-shaped bends that make up the spectacular Passo Gardena mountain pass. My heart is pumping, partly due to the exertion of climbing…
A San Sebastián Travel Guide – The Foodie City
San Sebastián – or Donostia, to use its Basque name – may well be the best place to eat in Spain. It is a bold statement, yet I may go a step further and suggest…
