Would you like to begin your day with pre-dawn roosters, their strident calls from sleep echoing across the valley? Or with church bells at dawn, followed later by piercing cicadas…
Nothing broadens the mind so much as travel. It is an adventure in which different places, people, cultures and flavours can be experienced. It is an education – a journey of discovery, filled with surprises for which the traveler is seldom prepared.
There are many reasons to step out of one’s comfort zone, whether for work, leisure, study or pilgrimage. Each one of these presents the opportunity to explore and to discover something new.
It is also a time to relax, to take much-needed time out, and to restore.
The articles in this section share these experiences, and offer inspiration.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucius)
Would you like to begin your day with pre-dawn roosters, their strident calls from sleep echoing across the valley? Or with church bells at dawn, followed later by piercing cicadas…
Arriving at this international hub of shipping and aviation one has usually crossed several time zones, is sleep-deprived, and is feeling rather disorientated. It’s therefore best not to do any sightseeing…
In Respighi’s Footsteps – and Other Hidden Gems – Rome October 2019 A fountain splashes quietly in a park, and sunshine filters through the yellowing leaves on a late summer morning….
The Åland Islands, or simply Åland, is a Finnish archipelago of around 6,700 islands and skerries situated at the entrance to the magnificent Gulf of Bothnia – a long channel…
The principal purpose of our short trip to Vienna was the opera, enabling me to fulfill a life-long dream to enter the hallowed portals of the Vienna State Opera and…
London never ceases to thrill and impress. Not only is there always so much on, there are also friends to see, new experiences to enjoy, and any number of new…
In the Magyar city of Targu Mures the next morning, we walked through the elegant centre, well known for its varied architecture. The main square is lined with fine Secession-style…
This September I achieved my dream of traveling through Romania, a country I had long perceived as the most exotic in Europe. I was not disappointed. There is natural wildlife,…
The Statens Vegvesen (Norwegian National Road Administration) compiled 18 Nasjonale turistveger – Scenic Routes, all well-documented online. This now relatively well-publicised concept was launched 20 years ago, and includes the most…
Beneath a canopy of snow-laden clouds, Cologne dazzles visitors annually with no less than five gorgeous Christmas markets, each selling finely-wrought handcrafts and delicious freshly-made eats. …
The next day we bade farewell to our host Andreas at the Lena Hotel, and made our way along the E75 westwards to Chania. This route affords cliff-edge views of…
Modern-day travel never ceases to entrance me, whisking us from one world to another in a matter of hours. One moment we are in the cool green land of forests…