The Travel Pages

The Travel Pages is an informative and inspirational travel website where we share stories and photographs of the fascinating people and places we’ve come across on our travels. We highlight activities we’ve loved and attractions that have impressed us. And we give honest reviews of our top places to stay, eat and drink.

New York’s Washington Square Hotel

New York’s Washington Square Hotel has had many famous guests, including Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, and Norah Jones was a waitress there.

Blackaddie Country House Hotel

One of the top Scottish country house hotels is the historic and romantic Blackaddie Country House Hotel in Dumfries and Galloway, with one of the best restaurants in Dumfriesshire.

In Egypt’s Sinai Wilderness

In Egypt’s Sinai Wilderness: Camel-trekking and camping, and visiting St Catherine’s Monastery, in Egypt’s Sinai Desert.

Angels and Trampas in Venezuela

Mike Gerrard helps introduce the art of cheating at cards to the Pemon Indians, while visiting the Angel Falls in Venezuela.

Eastwell Manor luxury country hotel near Canterbury in Kent

Eastwell Manor in Kent

Eastwell Manor near Canterbury in Kent is a luxury country hotel with a remarkable secret.

25 Scenic Side Trips in Arizona and New Mexico

25 Scenic Side Trips in Arizona and New Mexico, book review on The Travel Pages.

Guitars for sale in Tupelo Hardware, Tupelo, Mississippi

Back to Tupelo

Mike Gerrard goes back to Tupelo to visit Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis bought his first guitar, and to the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum.

Atiu, Bless You

Travel writer Mike Gerrard visits Atiu and Aitutaki, two of the islands making up the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.

Rare Birds on Rarotonga

Mike Gerrard visits Rarotonga in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, and goes looking for the endangered Rarotonga Flycatcher.

The Full Monty in Guatemala

Travelling from the Mexican border to Guatemala City on the chicken buses which make travel in Guatemala such a delight.

The Hotel Grimaldi in Rue Grimaldi, Nice, France

The Grimaldi Hotel in Nice

The Grimaldi Hotel is one of the more moderately-priced in Nice, totally charming and five minutes from the Promenade des Anglais.

Hotel Negresco in Nice

The Hotel Negresco in Nice is one of the most historic hotels on the Cote d’Azur in France.

champagne-weekend-wine-holiday-Petit Le Brun 1

No Break in the Champagne

Visiting Reims in the Champagne region of France on a weekend champagne break.

A road sign in a village near the Three Ways House Hotel, the home of the Pudding Club, on a walking and eating weekend in Mickleton near Chipping Campden in England's beautiful Cotswolds countryside.

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.

Bill Monroe's Mandolin in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee

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.

Warao indians in a canoe at San Francisco de Guayo in Venezuela

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.

Eiffel tower at night and a bicycle in front of it in Paris

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.

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