An airline pilot once gave me an invaluable travel tip that has proved a lifesaver. Never, he said, stand up from a cafe table or waiting room seat without checking behind you. Public spaces can be di

COLD turkey wasn’t at all photogenic, Liam thought in dismay. And yet photos of cold turkey were going to be all he would be able to post on his social media this year again, while his friends shared

We have just had a relaxing autumn break in Wiltshire and Somerset. Travelling from home in the Midlands on a Sunday we had a steady journey to Devizes Camping and Caravanning Club site. We had pre-bo

“ Arriving for a few nights’ break at a large holiday park, we pulled up in the car park and I headed to reception to check in. We’d booked online and had the pitch number allocated in the booking con

MILLICENT BRADFORD dithered about going down to Portsmouth on the train. It was cold, that January of 1942, and obviously there was a war on. Travelling about was frowned upon, unless one really had t

“Early last year I was reading about long-stay vacations in Spain over Christmas and New Year. “Why not?” I thought. My wife and I had spent Christmas the previous year at home in Cornwall and we both