My two favourite Christmas presents this year came from my son, Rory. One was a bright orange, ceramic garlic grater and the other was a copy of The New York Times 36 Hours –...
Dining at The Traveller’s Table with Simpson Travel
One of the joys of travelling is spending time relishing the local cuisine. Memories come flooding back when I taste a dish I associate with a particular place. I remember travelling to Mallorca as...
Three nights in three counties
After spoiling my son for two whole weeks over the Christmas period, the time came on New Year’s Day to return him to university: cue motherly sobbing and gnashing of teeth. His exams were...
Rhine-Main Cruise with Emerald Waterways: Miltenberg, Würzburg and Bamberg
After Rüdesheim our ship left the Rhine to join the River Main on its way upstream towards the Main-Danube canal. The final three days of our Emerald Waterways river cruise became a bit of...
Rhine-Main Cruise with Emerald Waterways: Rhine Gorge and Rüdesheim
Rheinstein Castle Our Rhine Cruise with Emerald Waterways began in Amsterdam with its first stop being Cologne. The ship, Emerald Star, took us upstream where the scenery of the Rhine Gorge was showcased in style on...
Taking a walk on the South Bank side
The London Eye Ever had a day in London where you try to pack too much in? You choose attractions which are in different locations then spend your whole time negotiating the city’s underground...
The finer things in life at Sandals Royal Plantation Hotel
“Underneath the mango tree me honey and me….” Honey Ryder emerges from the warm Caribbean sea onto the shore in Jamaica wearing a white bikini, a knife at her hip and carrying two pearly...
Taking a close look at Beaches Ocho Rios and Beaches Negril
Island Routes Catamaran As a family we have had several beach holidays but usually in the Mediterranean or the Canaries. We never thought it would be worth travelling further than Tenerife in order to...