Bavaria
Why I’ll eat Burgers in Bergamo and Pizzas in Provence
Is there a law which says if we want to be considered discerning travellers we should only eat what is considered ‘local food’ whenever we visit a destination? […]
France
Austria
Being an experienced walker means knowing limitations
Appreciating, or not, the impact of walking at different altitudes is only one example of how being an ‘experienced walker’ can be a relative term. […]
Checking In
Hotel La Roya in St Florent, Corsica
A chic boutique hotel with a Michelin starred restaurant, set at the rear of the lovely Plage La Roya in the Gulf of St Florent in northern Corsica. […]
Calvi
Off the Tourist Trail in Calvi, Corsica
This evening we’ll join the ranks of visitors strolling the promenade alongside the yachts before choosing a table at one of the restaurants along Rue Clemenceau. But for now, we’re happy to enjoy another side to Calvi, one that most visitors will probably never see… […]
Chile
12 favourite scenes from travel in 2016
We’ve lost count of the kilometres we’ve notched up walking through landscapes where nature has done its best to compensate for a year which, in world terms, has seemed a bit of a mess. […]
As we walked out
Coasting along in Saint Florent in Corsica
The distraction from the march or die conditions was the coastal path from Lotu Beach back to Saint Florent fell into the ‘stop every few hundred yards and exclaim WOW’ category […]
Corsica
Ten Tastes of Corsica
Corsica may well be famous for the scent of the maquis, but if I was Corsican and forced to live in exile, it’s the tastes of the island that I would most yearn for… […]
Corsica
Overdosing on Kindness in Olmi Capella, Corsica
The surrounding Corsican countryside was of the super model category when it comes to landscapes – a multi-layered world of rolling hills, sandstone coloured villages teetering on slopes and… […]