Meet Muriel Bolger, Author and Travel Writer

Jennie Carr spoke to Muriel and found her a true silver traveller and an absolute delight. She’s based in Dublin and has been writing novels for a decade. Her warmth and lively spirit would make her a wonderful fellow traveller….

The White Horse, Dorking, Surrey

The White Horse in Dorking, Surrey is one of Bespoke Hotels portfolio of properties and has undergone a total refurbishment to the tune of £4M over the last couple of years, which has enhanced and complimented its age and unique history….

Cycling for Softies – Bike and Boat

The best things in life are so often simple, and so it is with Cycling for Softies and their Bike and Boat trip in Italy, cycling from Venice to Mantua. Staying on a converted barge hotel, you cycle along the rivers during the day, meeting the boat late afternoon, for a short cruise to an evening destination, where you take a walk for cultural points of interest, have dinner onboard and then repeat again tomorrow!…

The delights of Original Cottages in Cornwall

There is no doubt that Cornwall gets in your blood, and more specifically, North Cornwall down to Land’s End. What happens as you drive along the A30, traffic jams abounding in the summer, is a change of pace, a return to a simpler life and the reality of nature….

Emerald Waterways – Sensations Lyon and Provence – Part 2

We were getting used to life onboard – peaceful early mornings, gently gliding along the water, with the promise of an interesting town ahead. What consistently struck me was the wealth of history in each of our stops: it drips from the chimney stacks, rooftops and gable ends, soaking the stones and bricks below….

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