Category Archives: Travel

Connemara has inspired film crews, writers and maharajahs with its wild mountains and endless expanses of sky and sea

River and Atlantic beaches, brilliant architecture and affordable but delicious cuisine, what more can you need?

From flood defence to strengthening biodiversity, the ecological benefits of rewilding with beavers are beyond doubt. Meet the people making it happen

Places from Pas-de-Calais to Provence

From impressionists in Wales to pre-Raphaelites in Yorkshire, a huge wealth of culture is on tap across the UK – and entry to museums and galleries is often free

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. I travel because my own father always said he would travel after he’d retired, but he never got the chance because he died from cancer when he was 49. I travel for him when I go to places as well asContinue reading “9 Greek Islands – Patmos”

This book should give you something to smile about when you’re at home longing for a little bit of escapism. You can still travel with books like this one. All the stories are distinct and can be read independently; this is a book for the stay-at-home-traveller who has a spare five or ten minutes toContinue reading “Quick travel stories”

Travel is an amazing privilege, you probably realise that now you’ve been deprived of it. I know I do. We should never take it for granted. I travel because my own father always said he would travel after he’d retired, but he never got the chance because he died from cancer when he was 49.Continue reading “Julian’s Journeys”

Travel is an amazing privilege, you probably realise that now you’ve been deprived of it. I know I do. We should never take it for granted. I travel because my own father always said he would travel after he’d retired, but he never got the chance because he died from cancer when he was 49.Continue reading “Julian’s Journeys”