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A JOURNEY THROUGH THAILAND Arriving in Bangkok on a Monday afternoon, to traffic jams, hot and tired, I could hardly take in this large noisy city where street vendors and tuc tucs are the norm alongside modern skyscrapers and the city Skyrail system. A good night’s sleep and a day later I was aboard the…
CAMBODIA A KHMER CIVILISATION My trip to Cambodia was about 12 days – but my journey in Cambodia spanned centuries! From the 12th century in Angkor Wat to the 20th century at Phnom Penh’s Killing Fields – Cambodia has shown me two sides of its past, but present-day Cambodia with its melting pot culture, cuisine,…
SURPRISING VIETNAM Does the word send shivers down your spine? Do you conjure up frightening images of war, bombs and cruelty? There can be no-one who hasn’t heard of Vietnam and her troubles. Make your first call Saigon, now Ho Chi Min City, and take a look around the war museums and the Coo Chi…
STOPOVERS TO MAKE YOU WANT TO STOP LONGER We all know the benefits of a stopover on a long journey–it’s good for your health and your well-being. But now you’ve made the decision to visit Auntie in Australia, or Nephew in New Zealand, where is the best place to spend those precious few hours? Explore?…
GUERNSEY TRAVELS My first surprise, as I prepared for a visit to Guernsey was the plane! It was ever so small! But it’s just a short flight over the English Channel to Guernsey, so it was fine. From the taxi to the hotel, I looked at the views and wondered what the next couple of…
WHY NOT WALES Just a few hours from the hustly-bustly south of England is Wales! A perfect retreat for a weekend getaway, good food, great countryside, and a guaranteed wind-down from daily stress. If you’re looking for somewhere to stay, try Milebrook House in mid-Wales’s county of Powys. Just on the border, this eighteenth century…
EVERYHING SPANISH JUST AS IT USE TO BE Everything Spanish … just as it used to be! Holidays to Spain have been beaten to death haven’t they? The Costas – Almeria, del Sol, Brava and then, Benidorm and Magaluf have taken us away from “Espana” and turned Spain into a mass of highly spoiled beach…
A TANTALISING TASTE OF TUNISIA I flew with Air Tunisia from London’s Heathrow and was there in just 2 hours and 10 minutes, and with no time difference, this is perfect for a long weekend break. Air Tunisia has a generous luggage allowance, and they will take your golf clubs free of charge. I was…
CYPRUS THE ISLAND OF APHRODITE Thanks to its year-round sunshine, blue skies and warm waters, Cyprus enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the world’s top sun, sea and sand holiday destinations. But this wonderful island has much more to offer. The Cyprus countryside has a diverse wealth of it’s own, including traditional villages, vineyards…
TUNISIA THE JEWEL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Tunisia is on the coast of North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, with winter temperatures around 16º, and summer’s in the 30ºs, making it ideal for holidays year round. In my short time here, I was able to visit some popular resorts and decide for myself what is Tunisia’s…