Viking voyages

Stunning scenery, fascinating history and plenty of cinnamon buns – a Viking cruise of Scandinavia was definitely a trip to remember

Trail and sea adventures on a Varne Folkboat and Cape Cutter 19

When I took my first brick-like Magellan GPS receiver out of its box back in the mid-1990s, I was in Wick, NE Scotland. The fog was thick enough to walk on. Filled with a confidence I had never had be

The global reach of the Indo-European mother tongue

Flight’s glamorous beginnings

Cruising is probably not on the shortlist when you think of a mini-break abroad. But suppose you could sail from the UK, visit four contrasting destinations, and still be home within a week? I’m soaki