A rural retreat

As we are ramshackle ramblers, Dieppe distracts us from our art tour of southwest France’s Languedoc-Roussillon. As if that’s not enough, we then border-hop between Catalonia and France, before detour

It is May, the sun is shining, the work schedules align; off we go on an impromptu trip close to home in Northern Ireland. With our youngest now away in college, we can take a May holiday and take adv

We leafed through the well-thumbed pages of our atlas until North Wales stopped us in our tracks. Anglesey felt like a place apart. A few weeks later, we found ourselves waist-high in prickly gorse, s

This week’s dream: touring the vineyards of southern ...

when planning a cycling trip, Europe offers two main options: overcrowded destinations with good coffee, smooth tarmac and a sense of community, or hidden gems that require a bit more planning but pay

Glastonbury, in the Somerset Levels, might bring to mind crystal healing and ley lines, but away from the town wildlife flourishes. Our campsite was perfectly placed, close to both the RSPB’s Ham Wall