Written by Rosemary Gemmell (A highly commended runner-up entry in the Travel and Water Writing Competition.) Traversing the Panama Canal on one of the largest cruise ships to make the journey, we felt a slight frisson of apprehension as we entered the narrow passage. Was it really wide enough to accommodate us and allow us […]
Negril on Jamaica’s western coast has sun, sand and sea in abundance, with reggae music and the ‘be happy’ reggae culture always in the background. I booked a week’s stay in February at the ClubHotel Riu Negril through Thomson (now TUI Holidays). This was the prelude to a Mayan Treasures Cruise on the Thomson Dream cruise […]
I freely admit that I’m not a cruise fan. I’m a senior traveller who enjoys planning my own holiday itineraries. I don’t like being organised and I don’t like holidaying with large groups. So a cruise didn’t strike me as a dream holiday, more like a nightmare! However, when browsing through the Thomson (now TUI) […]
Written by Karen O. Zimmermann (One of the runner-up entries in the City, Town or Village Writing Competition.) Some cities endure winter, Quebec City celebrates it. We have visited Quebec in other seasons, but it is when ice shimmers from rooftops and skaters glide to music at the outdoor skating rink that this city shines. Old […]
In the sixth of a series of articles on travel photography, Senior Travel Expert Photo Editor, John Esser, gives advice on how to get new slants on well known sights, illustrated with pictures from his recent road trip in the South of the USA, with a transit stopover in New York. Most of us will encounter […]
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Saga Dominican Discovery Tour
STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a three centre Saga holiday in the Dominican Republic. My wife and I had not previously visited the Dominican Republic and so were interested in seeing as much of the country as possible. The Saga Dominican Discovery tour appealed to us as it included hotel stays in three different destinations around […]