Category Archives: travel stories

Nassau in The Bahamas

If you like this excerpt then you can buy the book containing this story here The Straw Market, now in a permanent building again, was full of people looking for souvenirs of their visit. The main purchases appeared to be bags, t-shirts, and objets d’art such as carved statues and gaudy paintings. Some straw itemsContinue reading “Nassau in The Bahamas”

Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua

If you like this piece you can buy a kindle version of the book Julian’s Journeys, which contains this story. ” Next to the Inn is the most unusual sight in the dockyard – looking like a more orderly version of Stonehenge a dozen stone pillars are all that’s left of a boathouse that wasContinue reading “Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua”

Mama Rooney in Cape Town

If you like this piece you can buy a kindle version of the book Ten Traveller’s Tales, which contains this story. ” Greenmarket Square is at the heart of Cape Town. This small space at the centre of the city holds a busy open-air market where traders from as far north as  the Congo comeContinue reading “Mama Rooney in Cape Town”

Taormina in Sicily

If you like this piece you can buy a kindle version of the book Julian’s Journeys, which contains this story. ” The bus headed northwards past several resort towns on Sicily’s eastern coast. The weather was warm and the sun was just beginning to come out, thought the top of Mount Etna away to ourContinue reading “Taormina in Sicily”

England – @Bristol

Near the docks is the Bristol Science Museum called @Bristol with its tree made from solar panels and giant spherical planetarium. There are even deck chairs here so people can watch scientific documentaries screened outside on large video screens. There is also a large water feature, similar to a reflecting pool, with vertical shiny surfacesContinue reading “England – @Bristol”

10 of the best boutique hotel websites

Whether it’s boutique B&Bs, budget pads, treehouses, or a glamorous hotel, these accommodation websites save you the trouble of trawling through endless internet listings

Ecuador eco-tour shows positive effects of mangrove replanting in face of El Niño

Near the resort of Bahía de Caráquez, a community project has restored mangrove forests – and may help save it from one of the strongest ever El Niños

Armenia – Amberd Fortress

From the Park of Letters the road to Amberd is not in great condition and it’s just as well there’s not much traffic around as drivers have to avoid large potholes and large cracks in the tarmac every few hundred yards. Amberd Fortress is one of those old places where visitors can climb all overContinue reading “Armenia – Amberd Fortress”