1. The Jebel The journey up to the high mountains (the Jebel) of Oman is vertiginous and gasp-inducing at every turn, while it was exhilarating for me, it is perhaps not as easy for the faint of heart. Roads seem to drop off beneath you and flash rains flood wadis making crossings near impossible. It's a ...
I'm not usually a fan of large hotels, I tend to stay in little traditional B&Bs that ooze local culture and tradition, but every now and then you go to a luxury hotel that just takes your breath away and the Belmond Napasai did just that! I could wax lyrical about the wonders of this ...
Québec City or Ville de Québec is one of the most charming, and arguably overlooked cities in Canada. Though year after year it tops the 'best places to visit in Canada' lists, it's still relatively unknown in the UK. The 400-year-old historic city sitting on the banks of the St. Lawrence River blends old-world sensibility (cobbled streets, colonial ...
The Feria de Pâques - Easter in Arles - felt like I'd somehow ended up in Spain instead of France by mistake! A programme of events all based around bulls and bull fighting, flamenco cries and wails filling the streets by day and Spanish pop music and reggaeton getting people swaying at night. Every cafe and restaurant and street ...
1) Phở This delicious aromatic breakfast soup has a broth that is often cooked for over 10 hours to really allow all the flavours to seep out. Bones are boiled with a mix of spices such as cinnamon, star anise, fennel seeds, cloves, roasted onion and garlic. Served with rice noodles, beef and a mix of herbs ...
I spent the past weekend cycling in the Cotswolds, a slightly harebrained scheme, considering how hilly the English countryside is. The pain of peddling up all those hills was completely made up for though by the destination: The Cotswolds Distillery. This idyllically situated distillery is one of the few in the UK, where Mary and Janice, ...
At 82 years old, there are few things that Joe Cannon hasn't mastered. All the typical cowboy tricks of course, how to ride a horse, how to move cattle, how to lasso a coyote, how to survive on biscuits and canned plums for a week in the snow when you're only 8 years old and ...
Spain is a land of contrasts and surprises. I grew up in the scorched yellow plains of the central meseta, where only Holme Oaks and gnarled old olive trees grow under the relentless sun. Far away in the North Western corner lies Spain's secret garden - Galicia. The craggy rocks of the Atlantic shoreline are flecked ...
Macedonia is a beautiful and wild sun drenched country, filled with history and rich with culture and all of those elements are expressed in the food - a mix of different influences and a splash of deliciously ripe flavours. I thought I'd show you some of my favourite dishes in Macedonian cuisine, starting with breakfast ...
Between the iconic silhouette of Tower Bridge and the skyscrapers of the City of London lies a little pocket of paradise. On a sun soaked bank of the Thames, under the shade of a palm tree you can sip away your cocktail (served by a pink flamingo) and pretend you're somewhere infinitely more exotic. The Ceru Pop-Up ...
Tumbleweeding through life. Listening to stories, writing tales and chasing after horses.
'I could tell you my adventures - beginning with this morning, but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then' - Alice (Lewis Carroll)
Top 10 things to do in Copenhagen
Lake Ohrid - Macedonia
Australian Wildlife
Sailing the Inner Passage of Alaska
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna
Appleby Horse Fair
