Tim Morris London is a magical city that is sure to provide you with an excellent break the next time you need to get away. There are so many things you can do in the capital that it’s a good idea to plan ahead and make sure you take in all the sights. If you’ve … Continue reading How To Make Your Stay In London Fantastic →

Travellers now have a luxurious alternative to the often basic accommodation in this beautiful, but remote, area Here at 3,350m (11,000ft) I thought the altitude might have pickled my ears and that I wasn’t hearing right. “That monk, you see, was actually reincarnated as a Muslim — and it was predicted many years ago,” said … Continue reading Tents with altitude in Ladakh →

Bergamo may have opened  up to visitors, but its elegant 19th-century streets are authentic Italy — as is the food Bergamo’s città alta (hill town) rises above the 19th-century modern town. It’s an intriguing jumble of towers and church cupolas. The airport bus drops me and my husband at the funicular, which heightens the excitement of arriving … Continue reading A weekend in… Bergamo, Italy →

The Indian Ocean archipelago is not just for honeymooners and divers — go there to catch its awesome waves Mad dogs and Englishmen may go out in the midday sun, but not many go surfing in the Indian Ocean at the same time. This is where I find myself, bobbing on a bright orange surfboard … Continue reading Surf’s up in the Maldives — yes, really →

The author of Chocolat visited Venice and Rome on her way to Modica, home of the island’s oldest chocolate shop Robert Louis Stevenson put it best: to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. Certainly, for a writer more familiar with flights of fancy than budget airlines and package tours, the idea of … Continue reading See Sicily by slow train →