The Hungry Traveller’s Guide To Eating In Singapore
For hundreds of years, the tiny island nation of Singapore has been a gateway to Asia, and a cultural crossroads absorbing customs, cuisines and flavours from around the world. Like many travellers, we’ve passed through this international hub lots of times, ...
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Muck Diving In Bali: All The Small Things
We’re trundling down a dirt track towards the sea on the outskirts of Amed, a jumble of villages stretching for miles along Bali’s east coast. Gentle waves lap against a beach of large, smooth stones lined with narrow, brightly-coloured fishing boats. Behind ...
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Kayaking The Naeroyfjord In Norway
I’m worried. I can’t even remember the last time I paddled a kayak for anything more than an hour or so. Or if I’ve even been in a kayak-for-one. Now I’m standing on the shores of the Naeroyfjord in Norway, decked ...
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Exploring A Glacier In Norway By Kayak And Crampon
It’s summer in Norway and the turquoise waters of Styggevatnet glacier lake seem tranquil and inviting. Then I dip my hand in and realise why our guide was so insistent that we paddle carefully to avoid tipping the kayak. As I pull ...
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Sogndal To Geiranger – The Most Spectacular Drive In The World?
For most of our three-week journey around Norway, John and I wore the look of the stunned, partly due to the cost of travelling there but mostly because the country is just off the charts in the natural beauty stakes. ...
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Hiking Kjerag – A Heart Pumping Adventure in Norway
“Stand straight, arms up, smile. Show confidence, strength, and most of all, bravery. You’re a conqueror of your worst fears, ready for any challenge”. That’s what I’m telling myself anyway. It’s the image we all try to portray in that fleeting ...
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Hiking to Pulpit Rock – A Leg-Stretching Introduction To Norway’s Fjord Walks
My heart was hammering and my face was the shade of a ripe tomato. As we stopped to catch our breaths and take in the views, we started to laugh. We could still see the carpark. We’d just climbed the first ...
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De Ruien – A Tour Of Antwerp’s Underground Past
I’m standing in a chilly, dimly-lit brick-vaulted passageway. A frothy brown sludge is lapping at my ankles. John is a couple of feet away with his nose wrinkled, wearing an expression somewhere between bemused and horrified. A kid’s high-pitched voice ...
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The Path Of Yeast Resistance – A Belgian Beer Tour
Surely it’s every beer lover’s dream come true: a trip where drinking beer is the ‘must do’ of the itinerary. No cobbled streets, churches, museums, galleries, ancient history and all that exhausting walking. This trip would be all about the beer. Ok, ...
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Timeless Malta: Photo Gallery
Malta is a small nation with a big past. Its three islands – Malta, Gozo and tiny Comino – are interwoven with a long and often fraught human story that spans the Mediterranean Sea. On our visit, we spent one week milling ...
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Visiting Malta – A History In Nine Amazing Sites
It’s midday and the high sun has sapped the colour from the dry, dusty hills sloping down to the sea. Against a backdrop of wan blue sky, the ragged stone profile of Hagar Qim squats resolutely under a protective sail. This ...
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Diving In Malta: The Underwater Wonders Of Gozo
We’ve often heard tell of the excellent diving in Malta and Gozo, an area awash with caves, wrecks and reefs. And while we’re a little uncertain about its vote as the second best diving destination on the planet – as judged by ...
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