World and General

Written by Lindsay Bamfield (One of two winning entries in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) Travel for those of us who are older has never been so easy. We may not choose to back-pack overland to Kathmandu as we did in the 1960s and 70s before Lonely Planet guides, ATMs or the Internet, but […]

The Travel for Seniors Writing Competition closed on July 31st. Over 100 entries were received, most of which were of publishable standard. About 10% of the entries were fictional. Our thanks to everyone who entered. The high standard of entries meant that judging was very difficult. After much consideration, the Judging Panel chose two entries as Joint […]

****  This writing competition is now closed.  **** The results have now been posted. Our exciting, new Writing Competition is Free To Enter and offers £200 in prizes. The author of the best entry will receive a cash prize of £100. Ten runners-up will each receive £10 Amazon UK Vouchers. The winning entry and runner-up entries will […]

STE’s Photo Editor, John Esser, explains why he has decided to down-size his photographic equipment. Recently, after months of soul searching, I finally disposed of my faithful Canon 5D SLR camera along with assorted lenses. The 5D is a superb camera and the lenses capable of producing pin sharp images. So why take the decision […]

This was my third Round the World trip and an opportunity for myself and my wife to cross off some of the top places on our bucket lists. We were accompanied by STE’s Photo Editor, John Esser, and his wife. Previously I’ve been Round the World in 50 Days, which included Japan, Australia, New Zealand and my […]

Written by Linda Tyler (A highly commended entry in the Travel & Water Writing Competition.) My worn copy of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, with train ticket marking The Final Problem, was tucked in my rucksack. The train wound its way past soaring mountains and towering pines; villages, nestling in valleys, came and went as I […]