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.

Jamaican flag in the shape of a butterfly, or a butterfly designed like the Jamaican flag

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.

Props from A Time to Kill in the Movie Museum in Canton, Mississippi

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.

A guest bedroom at the Dalt Murada, a historic city centre hotel in Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Historic Palma Hotel

The Travel Pages reviews the Dalt Murada, a historic hotel in the city centre of Palma, Mallorca in Spain

The Spirit of Sinai

Mike Gerrard experiences camel-trekking with Bedouin guides in Egypt’s Sinai Desert.

Sign saying Merida in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Magic in Merida

Mike Gerrard visits Merida, the capital of Mexico’s state of Yucatan, and visits the museums and restaurants and discovers a little magic.

Charn Brown walking guide in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica

Just a Smile in Jamaica

A visit to two eco-friendly hotels on Jamaica, with some mountain hiking, birdwatching and river-rafting included.

Mokkadem, a taxi driver in Tunis, Tunisia

Tunisia by Taxi

Mike Gerrard hires a private taxi for a day trip around Tunis and Cape Bon in Tunisia

Visiting Lyon

Lyon’s delights include the Musee des Beaux-Arts, the chocolate-maker Bernachon, bouchons, and the Croix-Rousse silk weaver district.

Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, at night

Walking in Memphis

Mike Gerrard goes walking (and driving) in Memphis, visiting Graceland, Beale Street and hearing the Reverend Al Green’s Tabernacle Choir.

Fire burning at a Mayan ritual in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Seeing a Mayan Ceremony in Chichicastenango

Mike Gerrard visits the amazing market in Chichicastenango in Guatemala, which results in a visit to see a Mayan ceremony in the cemetery.

Betty Cheese Shop on place Victor Hugo in Toulouse

The Best Things to Do in Toulouse

The best things to do in Toulouse include Europe’s biggest space museum, the Place du Capitole, Basilica Saint-Sernin and museums like the Musee des Augustins.