No Break in the Champagne
Visiting Reims in the Champagne region of France on a weekend champagne break.
Destinations
Joining the Pudding Club
A visit to the Three Ways House Hotel, the home of the Pudding Club, for a walking and eating weekend in Mickleton near Chipping Campden in England’s beautiful Cotswolds countryside.
Andy Goldsworthy’s Sheepfolds
The Travel Pages visits Andy Goldsworthy’s Sheepfolds, an outdoors sculpture project on the Lancashire/Cumbria border.
Nashville Skyline
The Travel Pages visits Nashville in Tennessee, the world capital of country music, and sees Ryman’s Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, where Hank Williams sank a few beers in his time.
Going with the Orinoco Flow
Going with the Orinoco Flow: The Travel Pages visits Venezuela and stays with the Warao people in San Francisco de Guayo on the Orinoco River,
Red Stripes in Jamaica
The Travel Pages goes to Jamaica and visits Jake’s Hotel in Treasure Beach on the south coast and the eco-friendly boutique Mockingbird Hill Hotel in Port Antonio on the island’s north coast.
The Beauty of Guatemala
The Travel Pages takes a journey through Guatemala on its chicken buses, making stops in Quezaltenango, Chichicastenango, Panajachal and Lake Atitlan.
Paris by Night… by Bike
The Travel Pages takes a night-time tour of Paris by bike and visits the Place des Vosges, Pompidou Centre, the Louvre, Notre-Dame and other city highlights.
Sherry’s Golden Triangle
The Travel Pages visits the Golden Triangle of sherry in Andalucia, southern Spain, visiting sherry bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa Mariá and Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Snakes Alive in Yangshuo
Visiting Yangshuo in China and sampling one of the local delicacies: snake.
Taxi through the Troubles in Belfast
A tour in a black taxi cab in Belfast is an informative and all-too-real way to learn about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The Caijan Rastaman
Mike Gerrard meets the Caijan Rastaman. John Deer, and visits his museum near Treasure Beach on the south coast of Jamaica.
Birthplace of the Blues
Mike Gerrard visits Dockery Farms off Highway 61 in Mississippi which BB King described as the birthplace of the blues.
Seeing Stars in Mississippi
Mike Gerrard takes a tour of movie locations in Mississippi, and in Clarksdale meets a real live movie star.
Tucked Up in Tuk-Tuk
Visiting Tuk-Tuk on Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia.
The Levadas of Madeira
Hiking the occasionally hair-raising footpaths alongside the Levadas of Madeira
Morocco Bound
Mike Gerrard visits Morocco, going to Marrakech and into the Atlas Mountains for some hiking, then to the desert for a camel ride in a sandstorm.
Opening the Atlas
Mike Gerrard visits the village of Aremd in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and discovers what impact tourism can have on the villagers’ way of life.
On the Tunisian Frontier
Mike Gerrard visits a part of Tunisia that few tourists see, though more should, near the Tunisian border with Algeria.
Historic Palma Hotel
The Travel Pages reviews the Dalt Murada, a historic hotel in the city centre of Palma, Mallorca in Spain