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48 Hours in: Courseulles-sur-Mer, Côte de Nacre
W hether you’re a Normandy regular or not, we’d bet money that you haven’t visited the little known Côte de Nacre, just half an hour’s drive south of the ferry-port at Caen-Ouistreham (north are the...
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48 Hours in Malta and Gozo
There are so many sights in Malta and sister island Gozo that my first thought was to sack off the lot of them and hit the hotel’s rooftop pool. Or perhaps lose myself in the appealingly hilly streets...
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48 Hours in Dundee, Scotland
Look up. That’s the one rule to stick to in Scotland’s fourth largest city. Why? Because lofty cupolas and bell towers adorn the Victorian buildings, often lit dramatically in the evening. As locals...
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What’s it like staying in a cortijo in Almeria?
You may not, understandably, have heard of the Spanish poet, essayist and novelist Juan Goytisolo (1931 – 2017). But he was in fact considered Spain’s greatest living writer at the beginning of the...
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Berlin stories: marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall
‘There were banana peels everywhere!’ Kati laughs as she remembers the day the Wall fell, and East Berliners went crazy for the forbidden fruit. ‘Seriously, though,’ she says, ‘you spend your whole...
View ArticleA pilgrimage to St Helier’s hermitage, Jersey
When the tide is out, Hermitage Rock is connected to Jersey’s main town by a 1km causeway, snaking across the sand flats. At high tide the rock regains its island solitude that once attracted a devout...
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So you’ve never been to…Bray, County Wicklow
Age? At least a thousand. Bray’s history predates Norman times, but fast forward several centuries and thanks to the arrival of the railway in 1854, it developed into a seaside resort. So popular, it...
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A Beginner’s Guide to… Dublin, Ireland
What’s the deal? In a nutshell, Ireland’s capital Dublin is a genuine cultural and historical powerhouse, despite its relatively pocket size. So how do you get there? The most environmentally-friendly...
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48 Hours in Porto, Portugal
Initial stroll An easy 45-minute Metro ride from the airport takes you into the historic centre of Ribeira: alight at São Bento (more on the impressive station later) and stroll down pedestrianised Rua...
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48 Hours in: Malaga, Spain
Romantic: sea view from the top of Gibralfaro. Photos: Stephen Emms For years Malaga was overlooked by many on the march to the sybaritic paradises of the Costa del Sol. But, having visited a dozen...
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