Europe and Middle East
The Loire Valley. Wine and castles
15/06/2015 .
Kinsale. Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
31/05/2015 .
The start or end of Ireland’s 2,500 km Wild Atlantic Way –a route tipped as one of the world’s great road trips – is in Kinsale, County Cork, depending on which way you are holding the map.
Read the full story hereQuinta do Lago
20/05/2015 .
The lunchtime rush at Gigi’s was in full swing with the usual mix of excited first timers and returning old friends, but all of them sharing a common aim, to enjoy the fresh fish at this legendary Quinta do Lago beach restaurant.
Read the full story herePuglia. Perhaps Italy’s best kept secret
16/05/2015 .
Not so long ago Puglia, at the tip of Italy’s boot, was down at heel, poor, neglected and far flung. No more. Flanked by two seas the thin peninsula is often described as ‘Italy’s best kept secret’.
Read the full story hereCaledonian Sleeper. Glasgow to London.
28/04/2015 .
It’s all change for the Caledonian Sleeper that connects London Euston overnight with five Scottish termini: Edinburgh, Glasgow for the lowland sleeper and Fort William, Aberdeen, Inverness for the Highland sleeper.
Read the full story hereKorcula Island Croatia
28/04/2015 .
It may not have the rep of Hvar or Brac, but Korcula is set to be the next hot island in Croatia. It already has a Relais & Chateaux hotel, excellent restaurants, decent sandy beaches and something extra few islands offer – exquisite architecture and the rich culture of layers of ancient civilisations.
Read the full story hereExploring Split. Croatia’s vibrant pleasure playground
23/04/2015 .
Anthea Gerrie visits Croatia’s pleasure ground as she gets down to exploring Split.
Read the full story hereScotland’s whisky festivals
22/04/2015 .
There’s no better time to head for the Scottish Highlands and Islands than May, especially for lovers of a wee dram. This most picturesque region of the country boats a pair of fine distillery trails where some of the world’s greatest malts emerge from the pot stills as liquid gold.
Read the full story hereMostar
22/04/2015 .
Never has a city been so defined by a bridge. Paris may have its Pont Neuf, Venice the Rialto, but only Mostar has the 16th century stone bridge commissioned by Suleyman the Magnificent which, with its swooping contours and picturesque banks, is among the most photographed in the world.
Read the full story hereSarajevo
21/04/2015 .
it’s a sleepy green city surrounded by mountains, with a beautiful river traversed by picturesque bridges running through it. New colourful glass towers, some of them university buildings, are punctuated with cafes full of young people sipping beer, smoking shisha pipes and revelling in the first sunshine of the Sarajevo spring.
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