The Garden Route along the south coast of South Africa is one of my Top Ten Road Journeys. The Route, which runs for 150 miles from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to Storms River in the Eastern Cape, is sandwiched between lofty mountains on one side and the Indian Ocean on the other. This provides many spectacular […]
by Deryn van der Tang (A runner-up entry in the inaugural Travel Writing Competition) Eastern Karelia in Finland has secrets that once discovered will make you want to return again and again. The sheer pleasure of time standing still and the relaxation of the forests and lakes make this a destination to restore your soul. As […]
The confluence of the Rhine with the Moselle gives the historic city of Koblenz its name. Its strategic position was recognised by the Romans, who established a military outpost in 8 BC on the rocky outcrop overlooking where the rivers merge. The Latin ‘confluentes’, subsequently became Covelenz and finally Koblenz. I’d often driven through central […]
by Lynn McDougall (A runner-up entry in the inaugural Travel Writing Competition) Day one of our month long adventure in Madagascar starts in the capital city of Antananarivo in our search for a taxi to take us the 25km to one of the capital’s top attractions, a private park and botanical garden, home to 9 species […]
by Elizabeth Player (A runner-up entry in the inaugural Travel Writing Competition) Returning to Key West in Florida after more than thirty years was a daunting prospect. Back in the seventies when the phrase ‘gap year’ hadn’t even been invented, I’d spent a few glorious months in that magical paradise. I’d been told by more than one […]
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Rome in Autumn – Short Break
by Helen Edwards (A runner-up entry in the inaugural Travel Writing Competition) My husband and I arrived in Rome late one Halloween and found ourselves amidst a group of young, good-natured revellers dressed as witches and devils, sprinkling black and orange confetti everywhere. After several wrong turns we found our hotel, tucked discretely as it was down […]