An Indian Odyssey part 1 – Sacred Cities
This autumn I spent a month in northern India on an itinerary that took me via trains, planes and automobiles from Delhi to McLeod Ganj, Rishikesh, Varanasi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, […]
Arabian sands… but mostly mountains
I recently visited the Middle East for the first time
Port of call
On a recent visit to Porto, I hopped over the Douro to the neighbouring city of Vila Nova de Gaia whose smart riverfront is defined by port money.
A Somerset sojourn
Last month I spent a glorious weekend in sodden Somerset, which at time time was still knee-deep in flood-water in some places.
The magic ingredient? Just add Herb
I’ve been slowly and somewhat unwittingly accumulating Herb Lester’s catalogue of quirky travel guides and paraphernalia.
Check out these 2014 check-ins
As 2013 drew to a close, I wrote a piece for The Independent on the new hotels to look out for this year.
A secluded sanctuary in South West London
It was a bright, crisp, post-Christmas Sunday, so to work off some of those duck-fat potatoes I hopped on my bike and set off for Wimbledon.
