In the fifth of a series of articles on travel photography, Senior Travel Expert Photo Editor, John Esser, gives advice on how to get great panoramic photos, illustrated with pictures from his recent road trip in the USA. The prospect of spending almost a month travelling through some of the most spectacular scenery on the […]
Maybe February was not the best time to take a short break in New York. Just a few days before I arrived, JFK Airport had been closed because of blizzard conditions, and the weather forecast was suggesting sub-zero temperatures for the whole three days of my visit! And that weather forecast turned out to be […]
STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on a tour in Mexico. In January/February we like to find somewhere warm for a holiday, and this year decided on Mexico. We had been to the west coast of Mexico about 20 years before, Puerto Vallarta – Costa del Sol for Americans! As we enjoy travelling and exploring […]
When I think of Scotland, I have visions of ancient castles and historic battlefields set against a background of picturesque lochs and mountains. I make a point of visiting Scotland at least once a year, being drawn back by its great heritage and scenery. Heritage is very important for Scotland, both culturally and with respect to its economy […]
All good things must come to an end, and so it was with our Road Trip USA. After seeing some of the most spectacular scenery that the USA has to offer, plus some surprisingly interesting cities, it was now just a matter of driving the final couple of hundred miles or so from the Grand Canyon […]
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Short Break in Linz – Austria’s Forgotten City
Mention Austria as a tourist destination and Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck immediately come to mind, along with the Tyrol for winter sports enthusiasts. However Linz, Austria’s third largest city, doesn’t seem to feature prominently on the tourist map except as a break for Danube cruises, and often then only as a jumping off point for […]