STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on an extended version of the Heart of the Silk Route, a Saga Holidays tour of Uzbekistan. My wife has long been interested in the Silk Road and after watching Joanna Lumley’s fascinating television programme on the subject, we booked the Saga Holidays tour called Uzbekistan: Heart […]
Written by Humera Ahmed (A Highly Commended entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) I am at the House of MG, a boutique heritage hotel in Ahmedabad, India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City. It was here that the Indian Prime Minister hosted his Japanese counterpart last year. The hotel, a 2oth Century mansion, is spread over two […]
Written by Sara Hodgkinson (A Highly Commended entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) There are a number of travel ‘hubs’ dotted around the globe – cities with huge airports and stellar regional transport links that act as gateways to other parts of the world. If you have ever visited Southeast Asia, it’s likely you’ll have passed […]
Written by Sarah Owens (A Runner-up entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) The smiling Maharaja bows and offers me a drink. “Madam, welcome to Bhanwar Vilas Palace.” He beckons me into a magnificent hallway lined with family portraits and dotted with stuffed tigers. It’s late afternoon and I’m hot, dusty, and shattered after travelling the […]
Written by Cherie Mitchell (One of two winning entries in the Heritage Writing Competition.) South Korea is perhaps not the first option considered when choosing one’s next travel destination but after visiting this historical and intriguing country, I hope that I can change the mind-set of others. I travelled alone, as a woman in her […]
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Australia Trip 2020: Part 1 – Jakarta, Darwin and Brisbane
STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on a trip with his wife to Australia in February 2020, returning just before the Coronavirus pandemic took hold. They called in to Jakarta on the way. We decided on this trip, our fourth visit to Australia, to explore places which we had not previously visited, so this was […]