The White Horse Inn on Lake Wolfgang, Austria – a charming luxury inn
We’d arrived at the pretty lakeside town of St Wolfgang, an hour from Salzburg in the heart of the Salzkammergut region, to find the May …
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Walking on the Mountain of the Dead in Siwa
If visiting Siwa Oasis in Egypt, you should climb Gebel Al-Mawa, the “Mountain of the Dead”, which is an ancient Greek and Roman graveyard. This …
The mountain clothing you’ll need for trekking the Tour de Mont Blanc
Forgive me if you’re a seasoned long distance walker who already has all the gear to set off on a mountain trek like the Tour …
Ettington Park Hotel – gothic grandeur near Stratford-upon-Avon
There’s something mysterious, perhaps even a little spooky about Ettington Park Hotel, near Stratford-upon-Avon. From the outside it’s a cross between a French chateau with …
Hidcote Manor Gardens – for glorious autumn colour
We visited Hidcote Manor Gardens in aurtumn, just as August turned to September. On the weekend we visited, warm sunshine was tempered by a slight …
Tour de Mont Blanc – Day 4 – Flégère to Refuge Col de Balme
We started Day 4 on the Tour de Mont Blanc (and the first walk of this year) at the spot where we had come down …
Discover the Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg
The Hohensalzburg fortress was top of our list of things to do in Salzburg. Wherever you are in the town the fortress looms over you, …
Riding the Schafbergbahn steam train – St Wolfgang in Austria
If I was making the Schafburgbahn steam train into a character from the children’s story book, Thomas the Tank Engine, I’d say it was a …
The Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg – spring flowers and romance
It was a sunny spring day when we visited the Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, full of floral displays and views of the Hohensalzburg fortress. If …
Riding the Unicorns in the Mirabell Gardens – Salzburg
On a summer’s day in August back in 1967, my family spent a day or two sightseeing in Salzburg. There were 3 little girls, Heather …
The Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens, London
I visited the treetop walkway at Kew gardens a couple of years ago with my son and and returned recently with my daughter and some …