Quirky Travel Question: where in Europe is South Tyrol? Now be honest. No quick checking on Google. How many of you answered Austria? That was my immediate thought when I received an invitation to visit South Tyrol (also known as Alto Adige or Südtirol). However, I soon learnt that it’s actually in...

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Having been farmed, plundered, conquered and cherished by everyone from Neolithic man, the Romans, Arabs, Knights of St John and the British, today it is tourists who invade Malta every year. Church and yachts near Sliema Malta I’ve been twice, on a recent stay at the very luxurious Azure Golden...

You’ve saved, scrimped, studied and finished your exams – so what are you going to fill your hard-earned three-month break with? Holidays in Europe are becoming increasingly cheaper, with varied accommodation options which range from hostels to couch-surfing attracting more travellers than ever before. Madrid Post Office and fountain –...

Keep Ithaka always in your mind The last of the summer sun flooded the beach and filtered through the open widows of the Ithaki Restaurant on Ornos Beach, Mykonos..* It was Oxi Day, the 28th October, a national holiday in Greece, celebrating the day they said ‘No’ to the Italian dictator...

After the weather, food and drink are probably the subjects you will be talking about most after your holiday. As one of the most accessible ways to sample a country’s culture, eating and drinking is not only a pleasure but a requirement of any well-rounded holiday. While a lot of...

The Quaker Tapestry is a modern day masterpiece of story-telling in stitches.   Elizabeth Fry It’s also one of the largest and most significant, imaginative and collaborative community textile projects in the world. Its 77 panels made by 4,000 people from 15 countries celebrate life, people, such as famous Quakers Elizabeth...