On the Trail of Dick Francis with Discover Newmarket
The Dick Francis tour is a combination of gentle walking and local travel by minibus so there’s no great level of fitness required….
The Venetian conundrum
For as long as I can remember – which, believe me, is a very long time – the chaps who run Venice have been wrestling with a problem….
Silver Traveller Autumn 2021
The Autumn 2021 edition of our magazine, Silver Traveller, is now available to order by post and read online. We’ve introduced a smart new look, which we hope you’ll enjoy….
Robert Shaw, Chairman of the Coach Tourism Association, really does love coaches
The irrepressible Robert Shaw, an unsung hero perhaps, spoke to Jennie Carr, in early 2021, about coach tourism….
A foxy tale: in the garden and in government
Though I do my utmost to give it the benefit of the doubt, I can’t help feeling that, for reasons best known to itself, the Government is determined to make a total dog’s breakfast of our emergence from the Covid pandemic – sacrificing the travel industry in the process….
Lavender therapy through the years
Dab it behind your ears and on the inside of your wrist. Advice whispered secretively to me by my treasured grandmother as she moulded and guided me into a young lady….
Conspiracy theory
When scientists speculated whether pangolins or bats were the source, I was inclined to listen, knowing the Chinese propensity for eating anything with a pulse….
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….
Royal Air Batley
As a consequence of Tracy Brabin’s election as Mayor of West Yorkshire, a by-election is to take place in the Batley and Spen constituency, of which the Batley-born actress and writer was MP….
A year of lockdown walking – a Ver-y happy addiction
As a lifelong lover of the great outdoors, I’ve always delighted in nature. But in the last 12 months, few things have thrilled me as much as the babbling thread of silver water that runs along the bottom of a local field….
The way ahead
As far as foreign holidays are concerned, we are in a tangled and complicated place, with talk of ‘vaccine passports’, ‘travel corridors’ and destinations designated red, amber, or green….
Flying for all
There is not much going on in Britain just now of course due to the lockdown but there is a little light glowing at the end of the tunnel. Opportunities for flying a real aircraft will return and the cost of the training will be much the same as a luxury cruise….
