Guest author, Charles Askew, describes his experiences on a Saga Holidays’ Myanmar tour that he undertook with his wife last year. As people who love visiting countries in the Far East my wife and I had been keen to travel to Myanmar (formerly Burma) for some time. Prior to 2010, foreigners were discouraged on ethical […]
STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences driving around North-West France. My wife and I had not visited France for many years and felt a return visit was well overdue. Taking advantage of being retired senior travellers, we chose to travel in June before the busy summer holiday period and decided on a […]
Written by Carolyn Ward (A Runner-up entry in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) It was quite by accident that we discovered the secret launch site, built as an addition to our tiny local airport. The vineyards around Bobbinfield were our original aim, a day out sampling a few glasses of local wines, until […]
Written by Simon Whaley (A Runner-up entry in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) “You’re in the School Room,” advises the Under Butler, as he carries my flimsy outlet-shopping-centre-bought suitcase into the room. I’m greeted by the beautiful, classical tones of Claude Debussy’s ‘Clair de Lume’ drifting through the air from the Roberts radio […]
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Just My Cup of Tea – Isaac’s Tea Trail in the North Pennines
Written by Anne Leuchars (A Runner-up entry in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) I never thought I’d do anything worthy of the record books, but surely taking six months to walk 36 miles wins the prize for ‘Slowest Completion of a Long Distance Trail’? But when those miles progress through the deliciously varied […]