The weather, the cleanliness, the low crime, the new gleaming modernness and multicultural diversity found here are all well and good, but t

The chambermaids were a flurry, busily dirtying sheets and smearing tobacco on the bedroom walls ready for the new guests, while handymen lo

Now, under normal circumstances this would be just fine, although the sight of a skeleton slouched in a garden chair clutching a Samsonite c

Northern Europeans arrived in force to help out with their holiday cash as best they could, happily sun drunk amongst the bougainvillea and

I muttered "Father, indeed" under my breath, as I wandered off to play boule, hoist up my trousers to nipple height and light my p

The Alhambra itself is a must visit. To come here and to not go would be just plain silly. To go and not take a hat would be even sillier.

Flight and airport lounge time might be better spent Googling Charlemagne than gargling Champagne and asking for a Turkish coffee in Greece

The scariness of the drive shouldn't actually detract you from the beauty itself.... After all, the only cars and buses that go careerin

Just a quick one as I've been getting a lot of questions about searching for accommodation on AirBnB but then contacting the owners...

... and I don’t care what part of Naples the chef comes from, unless he’s grating black truffle, Angel Dust or Monica Bellucci over the top

Just when you think it's all over, night gets up of its haunches and keeps on flailing away blindly into the darkness, with eyes bloodsh

This wasn’t the dressing I’d ordered. Other 'bits' fell out, dropping like guilty little men from gold lamé gallows.

The Seed is Sown It's hard to put my digit, although I do have several of them, on when I became old fashioned. It's no new thing, me...

How Can You Tell A Happy Cyclist? Because of the Flies in Their Teeth. Extended Article I wrote for the Nomadic Lifestyle Blog Florence...

There’s nothing more annoying than having to sift through your pile of clothes when traveling. Multiple cities require multiple opening,...

A Tale of Whoa It was the morning after the night before and our last in Florence…. for the time being at least. We’d had a wonderful...

The Lost Weekend. If you're visiting London, but fancy getting the bustle out of your bones and a taste of something new, .... but very...

Santorini can be a minefield for those clambering off their boats or enjoying the evening away from their pools, but this guide will help...

The Green Beacon - Teneriffe, Brisbane About half way up Helen St, in Brisbane's woolstore suburb of Teneriffe, sits the rather special...

Mykonos - Getting All A Bit Much. I arrived in Mykonos towards the back end of a very sunny afternoon. I'd arrived here by plane before...