Reimagine Singapore

Singapore is a ‘City in Nature’ with lush green spaces and a strong commitment to urban sustainability. The thriving city-state is easy for explorers to reimagine experiences as diverse as its culinary scene and where history seamlessly blends with modernity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bjGtW2mK7A Offering an array of new […]…

Hiking Through Paradise

On the Seychelles, you never forget you are only 300 miles from the equator. Every day is a paradise of pleasure in the garden of the gods….

A Portuguese Weekend

A weekend catching up with my son and his dog led to me discovering an unspoilt area of Portugal just a two hour flight from Bristol….

John Carter: Drag Queens and Drummers

drag queens and drummers

Finally, I have a travel experience to share with you. Oh, frabjous day!!!! My destination was Tenerife. As the reason was the Annual General Meeting of the British Guild of Travel Writers, I had a load of fellow-scribes as companions. There were over 80 of us, and it was an enjoyable and educational experience….

Geoff Moore walks with the Giants in the Seychelles

Walking with the giants of the Seychelles is now an option thanks to a new investment by Hilton Labriz on their Silhouette Island resort, creating the Giant Tortoise Sanctuary, housing tiny vulnerable tortoises found in the National Park. The sanctuary is located a 40 minute boat ride from the main island of Mahe where the […]…

Hotel Seaside Los Jameos, Lanzarote

As I’ve got older, my holiday ‘tick box’ has gradually got longer. Here is what was on the list when my wife and I decided to take our first trip after all the lockdowns: Covid safety awareness; a hotel with high standards of food and service; a pedestrian only promenade; good weather without a long […]…

Winter Sun in Madeira

Glynis Sullivan explores this popular Portuguese island Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, Madeira has it all. We have visited at New Year and at other times on cruise ship ports of call. but never for winter sun until this year, and it was worth waiting for. Madeira is a beautiful, volcanic island in the Canary […]…

Sailing back to the future

Seabourn Encore returns to service after a two-year pause – and it feels so good, writes Lesley Bellew It’s blowing a hooley out in the Atlantic so Seabourn Encore’s much-awaited return to the high seas after 704 days is delayed – but the upside is another 12 hours in Lisbon. (Photo left: author Lesley Bellew […]…

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