The day started with petit déjeuner in the delightful cloisters, a lovely place for fresh croissants & warm bread, pure orange juice, confiture de fraises and bowl of strong coffee. A leisurely breakfast is one of the delights of a holiday – far removed from the rushed version of normal life. We planned our route with the […]
I had heard of the beauty of Provence of course, I just never realised just how damned fabulous it was until I witnessed it for myself. We flew to Nice on easyJet and stayed three days with a good friend of ours called Anna in her Cannes apartment, before picking up our Fiat 500 convertible […]
I was looking for a cheap solo weekend away and after a little research plumped for Norway’s 4th biggest city. But isn’t Norway expensive I hear you exclaim. Well not really actually. A return flight from Gatwick with the excellent Norwegian Airlines arriving 2pm Friday and departing 7pm Sunday cost £75, two nights room only […]
We made our way back to the capital where we would be staying in Quezon City – officially a separate city but part of the Manilla municipality. It was here that Mohamed Ali & Joe Frazier famously contested the Thrilla in Manila world heavyweight boxing match. En route we stopped off at a very unusual […]
We headed south once more in the direction of Manila to visit the archipelago of small islands off Luzon’s coast. The drive was a long one, not helped by not being able to locate our remote hotel. After a delicious home-cooked fish meal we slept well in readiness for our morning out on a small […]
An excerpt from my fictional book Drip by Drip set in South East Asia. This passage describes the book protagonists arrival into Phnom Penh.
The above is the title for a two part BBC production hosted by Europe correspondent Katya Adler. The two part series visits Croatia, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo & Serbia and focuses on the divisions that still remain there, the extraordinary beauty of the region and the battle for influence there between the EU, […]
A look back on my 2006 tour of Jordan. We set off bright and early for what promised to be the highlight of our trip – we were not to be disappointed. We planned to spend two nights in the Crowne Plaza just outside the Nabatean site, in the lap of semi luxury thanks to […]
Unbelievably this was nearly 20-years ago. This was how I described the start of our independent tour to the wonderful Kingdom of Jordan. Our taxi driver met us at Amman Airport with a sign saying ‘Welcome Big Ears and Wilbur.’ My little joke went down very well, even though we had arrived bleary eyed in […]
