Discovering

A chill slinks up my spine. The last trace of sunset has sloped below the horizon, and now all eyes are on the vast, velvet sky.Above me, a dusting of stars flickers…

Coasting under yet another cobbled bridge, the water glistens under the sun as I weave through winding lagoons and out to the depths of the Red Sea. Just months ago, I…

After she'd phoned the police and told them her partner was accessing online images of child sexual abuse, a shaking Rosie Nelson called a friend.'She said something…

Dubrovnik and Split are famous cities on Croatia's Dalmatian CoastSmaller Sibenik occupies the same shoreline - but is less known to touristsAttractions…

Saint Lucia was recently voted Best Island in the Caribbean by Global Traveller magazine. So it was the spur to visit and see if it deserved such a lofty accolade. It…

Nerves weren’t the half of it. Even before touching down in this extraordinary country I couldn’t help wondering whether I would have the courage to go skinny dipping…

Imbecile! Idiot! yelled the estate manager of a vineyard just outside the village of Puligny-Montrachet as I took a shortcut through his vines. He was brandishing an…

Have you ever ordered the wrong food on holiday because you couldn't read the menu?Or perhaps you've found yourself wandering around a city for hours, unable to get to…

Sir Cliff Richard has achieved a lot in his 82 years. Global fame, 250 million-odd record sales, endless awards and even a fleeting relationship with the then tennis…

Oil sizzles on griddles, steam hisses from bubbling pots and stall holders hawk their wares as customers surge forward, keen to be served first.It’s a chaotic but…