Europe and Middle East
Kurent Festival in Ptuj. A Slovenian Classic Carnival.
19/02/2018 .
Montpellier. Modern metropolis with a mediaeval heart
13/02/2018 .
That you can get a great glass of organic wine in Montpellier for three euros tells you something about the allure of this under-visited city. That a mile or two and a millennium separate the historic centre and the futuristic new city rising on the riverbank tells you something else – it’s forever moving forward.
Read the full story hereFerrara. Emilia’s hidden gem.
06/02/2018 .
Ferrara is one of the pearls of the Emilia-Romagna region. A region famously productive for so much of Italy’s attraction.
Read the full story hereUp Helly Aa
05/02/2018 .
A hundred years from now, Shetland’s fire festival, Up Helly Aa, will be the stuff of legend; a litany of morphed tales of Viking lore handed down over the generations, titivated and embellished in the process…rather like all legends, in fact.
Read the full story hereGuide to walking La Palma, Canary Islands
01/02/2018 .
Rupert Parker’s guide to walking La Palma explores the most north-westerly of the Canaries.
Read the full story hereLes Glorieuses Festival. Bourg en Bresse
21/12/2017 .
Anthea Gerrie travels to France to visit Les Glorieuses Festival, a celebration of poulet de Bresse, some of the finest chicken in the world.
Read the full story hereThe Trail of the Walser in Vorarlberg
30/11/2017 .
Along this track, as recently as the last century, young children, barely able to walk, were sent far away to Germany. Their parents couldn’t afford to feed them so, rather them seeing them die, they were despatched to work on large feudal estates. Some didn’t make it, frozen by the elements or eaten by wild animals, and most never returned.
Read the full story hereHiking in the Jungfrau region
20/11/2017 .
Since the 19th century, Interlaken has been a magnet for tourists coming to Switzerland. It’s the gateway to the Jungfrau Region with its unique mix of lakes, waterfalls and mountains.
Read the full story hereQantas Business Class
15/11/2017 .
It seemed I’d only just left the early morning mist of London behind on my way to Dubai when I hear my name being called. I look up to see a big smile followed by:”Mr. Mossack, will you be needing a mattress this morning?”
Read the full story hereThe Best of Ras Al-Khaimah
31/10/2017 .
