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

EXPLORING PATAGONIA WAS A MEMORABLE FAMILY CRUISING ADVENTURE FOR FERNANDA MONDADORI

Climate change is altering the way we live and think and that includes the way we spend our leisure time. A few years back, most of us thought nothing of jumping on a jumbo jet and heading to sun-soak

W hilst the sun makes its way south ...

After exploring the Ionian, Gwynneth and Andrew Page wanted more challenging sailing. They opted to join a flotilla exploring the Saronic Gulf

Think of the Cote d’Azur and you think of refined opulence; F Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night, Brigitte Bardot, Cannes Film Festival; glitz, glamour. The reality if you actually drive there is v