James Bond star Roger Moore once lived in the Swiss mountain town of Crans-Montana. You can anticipate licensed to thrill activities. James Bond star Roger Moore once lived in the Swiss mountain town of Crans-Montana and I’m also anticipating some licensed to thrill activities. Debonaire Sir Roger fell in love with the upmarket resort while…
Walking Across Luxembourg
Although one of the smallest countries in Europe, Luxembourg has hundreds of kilometres of signed walking trails, including the long distance GR5. 50 years ago, I walked from Belgium to Switzerland following the European long distance GR5 trail. I fondly remember one of the highlights was the section traversing the length of Luxembourg so it…
More travel chaos for British holidaymakers hoping to jet off this half term
Easyjet has cancelled hundreds of preemptive flights up to June 6 due to their IT problems and traffic control restrictions at Gatwick. They are planning on-the-day cancellations too. Destinations affected include Seville, Rome, Barcelona, Bilbao, Geneva, Glasgow, Krakow, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan Bergamo, Milan Malpensa, Olbia, Palermo, Prague, Valencia and Venice. British Airways is continuing with…
Top 5 places in the world to swim with horses
Surely one of the most amazing experiences in the world has to be swimming with horses. Whether you are riding or swimming alongside this is the most beautiful marriage of human and horse – especially after a long ride on a hot day in the saddle. The feeling of weightlessness as the horse enters the…
Virgin’s Valiant Lady
With Virgin Voyages attempting to turn our view of cruising on its head, we take the inaugural sailing – the ‘mermaiden voyage’ – seeing lesser-visited ports on the company’s second ship, Valiant Lady. Virgin cruises are an altogether different experience from the traditional cruise format. These are adult-only cruises with funky shows and unusual restaurants.…
Shepherd’s Rest lodge, Llandyssil, Powys, Wales
The word ‘luxury’ is overused – as are the words ‘tranquillity’ and ‘unique.’ Yet, as I discovered at Plas Robin’s retreats in the heart of rural Wales, sometimes justifiable. The breathtaking views from these two bespoke holiday homes perched atop the rolling Welsh hillside, do most of the talking. This exquisitely designed holiday home is…
