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26th January, 2026
We all need to escape the ordinary every now and then, and everyone has a few good adventures in them. For this blog post, we’ve picked a few cycling and walking holidays that are a bit more like quests than tours. From the epic mountain vistas of the Andes to the stark beauty…
15th October, 2025
View from the top of Snowdon "© Hawlfraint y Goron / © Crown copyright (2025) Cymru Wales" Favourite Climbs for Spectacular Views There are few things in life more rewarding than a good view. Your legs ache, and you know you have worked hard to get there, but you can see for…
1st October, 2025
Following the coastline west from Dover, we pass the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone and the beautiful marshes at Dungeness until we meet Kent’s great friend and rival – Sussex. Perhaps not as well-known as Kent, but just as gorgeous, Sussex really is a hidden gem. The first stop…
30th July, 2025
When I am not writing travel blogs, I live in a university town in the north-west of England, with a population of 50,000 people on the doorstep of the Lake District national park. It has no fewer than 30 pubs. This pub to person ratio is typical of many settlements in the British…
22nd April, 2025
April 23rd is the feast day of Saint George, who we like to think is best known for being the patron saint of England, and for possibly killing a dragon. But how did a Greek-speaking man, who lived nearly 2,000 years ago in what is now Turkey, come to be associated with England’s…