Tag Archives: holidays
On the trail of the Romantics in the Welsh borders | Wales holidays
Standing in Tintern Abbey, you can feel the magic that has given this small Monmouthshire village on the ...
Totally Med: exploring Menton, where the French and Italian rivieras meet | France holidays
‘It’s not France, it’s not Italy, it’s Menton.” The seaside town on the French-Italian border has changed...
Five of Europe’s best accessible island escapes | Europe holidays
Sylt, GermanyConnected to the German mainland by a single rail causeway, Sylt is just over three hours fr...
‘I have the island to myself’: how to be a castaway in Cornwall | Cornwall holidays
It is just after dawn and from a viewpoint on Looe Island, Cornwall, I watch two seals on the beach below...
Pristine waters teeming with marine life: a deep dive into the Greek island of Alonissos | Greek Islands holidays
Greek divers surface around me shouting about “megalo” groupers. I’m surrounded by enormous grins above t...
It takes a village – the pioneering tourism project breathing new life into India’s mountain communities | India holidays
Kathdhara village is a riot of colour as the early evening light turns the clouds the rosy hue of Himalay...
My stay in Switzerland’s oldest mountain inn – where winter sports aren’t allowed | Switzerland holidays
Near the top of the Grimsel Pass in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, a small crowd had gathered to take ph...
10 of the best affordable family adventures in Europe | Family holidays
Sea kayaking in GreeceSeveral companies offer affordable multi-activity trips for families in Greece, but...
‘Children see magic in the smallest adventures’: exploring Scotland with my four-year-old | Highlands holidays
‘There! There – I can see it!” The cries of my four-year-old echoed around the ruins of 13th-century Urqu...
‘Landscapes as wild as they get in Europe’: family hiking in Albania and Montenegro | Albania holidays
‘Uno, Uno, Uno No Mercy!” the six-year-old son of our hosts for the day bellows while leading my boys, 10...
