I enjoy reading travel books when travelling. Not long, complicated travel novels or detailed guides, but rather collections of short articles that bring places to life. So when I heard that the celebrated playwright and novelist Michael Frayn had produced such a book, I was keen to get my hands on a copy. I’m not […]
The market town of Helmsley and the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey lie on the south western boundary of the North Yorkshire Moors. An ancient three mile footpath links the two, well-trodden by monks and townspeople many years ago, and popular now with visitors to the area. After my recent Short Break in the seaside resorts of Scarborough and Whitby, I moved 30 […]
Well the travellers that most certainly do need to bother with travel insurance are the increasing numbers of us Seniors who venture abroad. It has been reported that 75% of pensioners own a passport and travel abroad each year with 28% of over 65s taking two or more overseas holidays a year. See my article: Seniors […]
After a pleasant, relaxed stay in Tasmania, Stage 3 of my Round the World in 50 Days trip took me to the Australian mainland and the state of Victoria. Although the smallest of the mainland states, it is the most densely populated and includes Australia’s second largest city, Melbourne. My plan was to spend a couple of days exploring […]
Recent research findings in the annual Motoring on the Continent Report (produced by Post Office Travel Money) have revealed that about half of all UK motorists have at some time driven in continental Europe and almost 20% of them have been stopped by the police. Now that you can drive throughout almost the whole of Europe without stopping at borders, it […]
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Edinburgh – Top Ten City
I like to visit Edinburgh at least once a year and each time I seem to find something new to see or do. Edinburgh may be a capital without its own independent country (at the moment), but historically and culturally it towers above many true capitals. I include it in my Top Ten Cities because […]