Aegean adventure

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

After spending two months touring the Peloponnese in our ’van, it was time to round off our Greek adventures with some island hopping. First was Kefalonia, and, having already visited Vasiliki on the

A SUMMER CRUISING WHERE THE WIND TAKES THEM BROUGHT ONE FINAL SURPRISE FOR RICHARD AND MAXI THOMSON

This week’s dream: a tall ship adventure in ...

Nick Leather sails his Westerly Storm, Musketeer , from the Inner Hebrides to the South Coast – the final stages of a tremendous circumnavigation of the British Isles

Rich, resourceful and ruthless, the Venetians left handsome imprints across the Greek world, says Matthew Dennison , as he explores the lingering traces of a vanished empire