Arctic skies

Sail Norway’s dramatic fjords high above the Arctic Circle and learn about the night sky on this small-ship cruise

Just the sight of the lighthouse lifted Alison’s heart. Still gleaming white, perched on the cliffs above the choppy North Sea, it stood as a beacon of hope – or something like that. She had always lo

Katy Stickland introduces her non-sailing family to life afloat on a charter holiday in Greece’s spectacular Ionian Sea

ANOTHER look at the dashboard clock: 21.06. The plane’s due to leave in under two hours. With the turn-off for the airport within sight, I ease on to the accelerator, suppressing a groan as the cars i

DEIRDRE leaned back on her sunbed and sighed. The view couldn’t have been more beautiful: rocky arid terrain rising from the sea, boats pottering about in the bay . . . Nearby, a luxury yacht was anch

I adjusted my red spotty headband. Was it too young for me? Or did it suggest I was ‘young at heart’? My confidence was feeling bruised after what my son Dylan had said… ‘You know you’re too old to be