If you take a look at the fresh fruit on this market stall in Palma, you’ll realise the island of Mallorca is blessed with a wonderful Mediterranean cuisine. Along with the abundant fruit there...
Walking in the Serra de Tramuntana of Mallorca
After the huge success of our walking holiday in Austria with Inntravel, we were keen to pull on our hiking boots and book another one. Trying to whittle down our list of favourites from...
A beginner’s guide to cross-country skiing
The Winter Olympics begins on 9 February 2018 in Pyeongchang and I, for one, will be rooting for our British competitor, Andrew Musgrave, in the cross-country skiing events. Although he now lives in Norway,...
The week we fell in love with Hotel Ylläshumina, Lapland
Lapland brings to mind Christmas, when excited children visit with their families to see Santa Claus in his real home. After the New Year celebrations, when the children have gone home and Santa has...
How to spend 48 hours in Vienna
48 hours in Vienna only gives visitors a snapshot of Austria’s capital city but it can be just enough to entrance you with its beauty and tempt you to return another day. Arriving by...
A few of ‘my favorite things’ in Salzburg
Note the use of the word ‘favorite’. I’m using the American spelling because, as I write this, I’m humming the Rogers and Hammerstein song from The Sound of Music. I did this a lot in...
Finding inspiration at the Inntravel Discovery Day
Described as a ‘living brochure’, the Inntravel Discovery Day is held every three years to inspire its customers looking to book their next holiday with the ‘Slow Holiday’ experts. On Saturday 2nd December, hundreds...
Inntravel Lakes & Mountains walking holiday in Austria: Gosau and Zwieselalm
After our 20km walk the previous day, we had three options for the following two days in Gosau. Thankfully one of the suggestions from Inntravel was an easy 10.5km circuit of the valley. We...