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 …
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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 …
Hungary – Budapest and Lake Balaton – podcast 15
In Podcast No 15 in my travel podcast series, you’ll hear about my week’s holiday in Hungary starting and ending in Budapest with a few days in …
Festival of Folk Arts in Budapest – Hungarian folk dancing
One happy find on our summer visit to Budapest, was the Festival of Folk Arts that’s held on Castle Hill around the Buda Royal Palace. …
The Welcombe Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon – a country house classic
We took a winter weekend break at the Welcombe Hotel near Stratford-upon-Avon in a mock Jacobean country house set in parkland with its own golf …