The week before last I was in Rome for the first time in Lord knows how long. It is hardly a controversial view to describe it as one of the most allu...

At the beginning of this month, my wife and I went on a week-long holiday to Rhodes. You might say we picked the right time, because now would certain...

I recently enjoyed a four-day break in southern mainland Greece, in the Peloponnese, with one of my sons and his girlfriend. We played some golf, dran...

As we head inexorably towards winter, it is pleasant to reflect on sunnier times just gone – as recently as last month, in fact. So it was that ...

First off, I should say that the heading to this blog is not alliterative. The town is pronounced something like ‘Hania’ – the ̵...

I can’t remember how many times I have been to Paris (I do recall the first time was in 1976) but I returned on Tuesday for the first time since...

Covid has been and is making many people desperate to be able to sort out a satisfying holiday away from it all. OK, I get that nowhere is a safe have...

And so, after two years without a visit to continental Europe, late last month we returned to Provence. It was like greeting a familiar friend. The ma...

The truth is that when it comes to any things foreign, I have not been anywhere for 18 months (even though I have had my two coronavirus jabs). With t...