Dordogne driving tips
The Dordogne region of south-west France is really beautiful, in both a natural and architectural sense. If the entire region was plonked in the English countryside 700 years ago it […]
La Gioconda was rejected
Who doesn’t want to see the Mona Lisa when in Paris? Kids, apparently. Well, ours didn’t want to anyway. It had been raining for days and the boys just needed […]
Where to stay on Skye
We booked The Pier Hotel while driving up the west coast towards Skye. It was the only hotel we didn’t prebook in Scotland and it turned out to be one […]
Monty was here
There’s a BBC TV travel presenter called Monty Halls who said this in an episode of his Monty’s Great Escape: “Three reasons to visit Scotland: Edinburgh, Stirling Castle and The […]
Where will John sleep?
There are two things I absolutely love about travelling – the unexpected and meeting people. In both cases, the more intriguing the person or situation, the happier I become. Our […]
This is not sand
And it’s not Asia either. It’s the coral beaches of Claigan, near Dunvegan, on Skye, Scotland. The beach is made up of tiny animal exoskeletons. They crunch when you walk […]
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