If you love the idea of being eco-friendly and close to nature, but not the thought of struggling with tent-poles and tent-pegs, then one of Cumbria’s Quirky Camping Alternatives could be just the ticket.  Picture yourself awakening in magnificent countryside,  add in a few pampers such as a proper bed...

One of the most popular tourist sights on Majorca is the Caves of Drach and I must admit to feeling a bit wary going there as so many of these places are a disappointment. Certainly the queues for the ticket office didn’t augur well, but once inside … … I...

Most children and a greater number of adults than probably want to admit it, love Water Parks.  The combination of swimming pools and slides is hard to beat and if you add hot summer sun then you have a recipe for holiday happiness.  The Hidro Park at Alcudia has all...

The thunder woke me up, clattering against the window as the noise boomed around the nearby mountains.  For a few moments I’d no idea where I was – then remembered it was Majorca, the Pollensa Park Hotel and there was rain hammering to get in. As I drifted off back...

Travelling with teenagers can be a challenge – and, of course, a pleasure. So much depends on the choice of destination, the facilities on offer and … the mood of the both teens and parents.  It can be even more problematic as a single parent of teenagers -and I speak...

In our latest World Travel Blogger post, business woman Dorothy Dalton shares a Spanish travel secret. Ayamonte – photo Marc Ryckaert I was introduced to Ayamonte and Isla Canela in southern Spain in 2002 by two sets of old friends who had fallen in love with the area and decided to buy properties down...

The good ship Queen Elizabeth had sailed calmly along the Sognefjord, one of Norway’s longest and deepest, to arrive at ridiculously pretty Flåm in Aurlandsfjord.  We were booked on the ‘Norway In A Nutshell’ tour to explore the alpine countryside, returning to the ship on the famous Flamenbaum railway.  Never...