Europe

Although we spend most of our time at our family home on the Algarve, we do like to get out and explore the different regions of Portugal.  This autumn, due to family illness we were limited as [...]

As we reach the climax of the 2025 championship, and see which of the McLaren drivers will become world champion, the focus is already on next year especially if you’re looking to travel to [...]

Nearly two years ago, we were introduced to Tony Flanagan, the brain behind Magari Tours. When we met, he didn’t initially reveal what the name was going to be, but I instantly loved the concept [...]

  Day 1 – Discovering Oslo on Foot We kicked off our first full day in Oslo with a three-hour walking tour, organised by GRJ, which proved to be a great introduction to the city. With our [...]

The final port on my short Explora Journeys mini-cruise up the Adriatic was somewhere I have wanted to go for a while. The Croatian port of Rovinj in Istria, the most northern region of Croatia, [...]

With high-profile neighbours, you might not of heard of Zadar. It might even surprise you that there is a direct flight from Luton to the city, with easyJet during the summer, and there are a [...]

The starting point for my Explora Journeys cruise was the southern Italian port city of Bari. As one of two major entry points to the Puglia region (along with Brindisi), Bari is somewhat [...]

Over the next couple of years, the way we enter and travel to Europe is going to change, and the first part of that change will start this Autumn. As background, when the country decided to leave [...]

After a long day on the railways, we arrived in beautiful Lenk. This isn’t really an area where many British travellers venture, many of whom head to nearby Gstaad or Wengen – having [...]

Ikos’s newest resort, Kissamos in Western Crete, will be on sale this Wednesday, July 2, for reservations in 2026. The brand-new hotel is located to the west of the beautiful city of Chania [...]