Jeremy Ellwood mixes waterways with fairways on a maiden river cruise with his wife to the wine-making region of Bordeaux in the south-west corner of France

WITH SUMMER ALMOST over, we at last managed an all-too-short driving holiday, discovering the Val de Loire region of France over seven days in our 2005 Maserati Cambiocorsa. That the Loire is one of t

On arrival at Arc 1800, one of five resorts in the Les Arcs ski region in southeast France, we were surprised to discover a 4ft dump of snow had fallen overnight. Skis were parked up, snowmen were bei

Although the dreary northern hemisphere winter weather is well and truly upon us, it’s not all doom and gloom because this is the time of year for dreaming about the great escape and signing up for th

Many campervanners enjoy travelling down through western France, perhaps heading for the Loire Valley or the beaches of the Vendée. They may not know that about an hour’s drive from each (and roughly

Cardiff is a city steeped in culture and is one of our favourite places. It offers the waterside delights of Cardiff Bay, where there are plenty of music performances and shows. And it’s the home of B