Chambres d’hôtes in Saint Avertin
La Sorellerie surely ranks among the crème de la crème of French B&Bs….
Bergerac, a joy in the Dordogne
Autumn can be lovely in Dordogne. Country lanes are strewn with sweet chestnuts. Fallen walnuts lie unharvested. …
Berlin – be inspired
Roger Bray considers art and history in this iconic city….
An exquisite Welsh valley
Roger Bray goes walking around the Berwyn Mountains and the Ceiriog Valley….
Third time lucky on the pilgrim path
Stepping back in time with a visit to Chapelle des Templiers, France….
The Archbishop’s rest – quiet nights in an English village
The view from both garden and room was exceptional: a sweep of gently rolling fields and hills with only a small glimpse of urban buildings….
Somserset Escape – On The Levels
Roger Bray gets away for a short staycation. It was a September short break that seemed fated not to happen. We had planned to stay at a hotel in Herefordshire, but the owner’s wife called to say her husband, the chef, needed an operation and they had no option but to close temporarily. So we […]…
Tell us the facts about travel
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has claimed there are concerns over fairness, as all younger people have not had a chance to get jabs….
Holidays abroad: What are the risks?
How risky will it be for people who have been vaccinated to travel abroad from mid-May?…
Holiday green light – an excess of caution?
If you’ve received a double vaccination dose, how likely is it you will contract coronavirus? How much will you have to fork out for a PCR test on your return – and would a much cheaper lateral flow check be sufficient to prevent travellers bringing the disease home with them….
The Red Lion in winter
The thatch roofed pub dates from the 14th century. It became an inn in the 19th. In 2008 it was taken over by chef/proprietors Guy Manning and his American wife Britanny….
Testing Times mean Time to Test
In fairness to Ministers and their health advisors, settling on an equation between optimum safety and minimum further economic damage to the travel industry and its customers is horribly complicated….
