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.

The Bean sculpture in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

No Stopping on a Chicago Architecture Tour

No Stopping on a Chicago Architecture Tour, taking in the city’s history of skyscrapers and notable buildings like the Chicago Art Institute.

Loch Ness Inn Hotel Review

Visiting the Loch Ness Inn on the shores of Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland and having a close encounter with something mysterious… haggis bobotie.

A Close Encounter with Dolphins on a wildlife cruise in the islands of Scotland

Scottish Wildlife Cruise

Seeing sharks, dolphins, seals and other wildlife on a cruise in the Scottish islands.

The Maroon village of Accompong in Jamaica in a photo from the early 20th century

Marooned in Jamaica

Visiting Colonel Wallace Sterling, Colonel of the Maroons, in Moore Town, Jamaica, while staying at the eco boutique Mocking Bird Hill Hotel in Port Antonio.

Where’s My Large Intestine?

Where’s My Large Intestine? Ten of the USA’s funniest place names, from Eek and Why to Boring and Intercourse.

The Monmouth Historic Inn in Natchez, one of the top ten historic hotels in the USA

Ten Historic US Hotels

Ten Historic US Hotels: some US hotels are tourist attractions too, and here’s a top ten in cities including New York, Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.

Bicycle crossing a canal bridge in Amsterdam

Amsterdam and Beyond Travel Guide

The Amsterdam and Beyond Travel Guide for the Kindle covers what to do and see, hotels and restaurants, in Amsterdam, also Rotterdam and The Hague.

Canterbury Cathedral Lodge Hotel

Canterbury Cathedral Lodge Hotel has a great location in the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral and room rates include breakfast and admission to the Cathedral.

Top US Cities for Food Tours

Some of the best food tours across the USA, from New York and Boston to Tucson and Los Angeles.

Front and back covers from the Food Trails guidebook from Lonely Planet

Food Trails Book Review

Food Trails is a guidebook from Lonely Planet for the culinary traveller which helps you plan 52 Perfect Weekends in the world’s tastiest destinations.

Float for the Mystic Striper Society in the Mardi Gras Parade in Mobile, Alabama

Mardi Gras in Mobile

Enjoying parades and pizza at Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, the oldest Mardi Gras in the USA.

Hors d'Oeuvres on a wildlife cruise in scotland

Chef All at Sea

Chef All at Sea: How to prepare gourmet food in a tiny kitchen while on a cruise in the Scottish islands.

The Gandzasar Monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh

To the Country That Doesn’t Exist

Visiting Armenia and taking a side trip into Nagorno-Karabakh, the country that doesn’t exist.

Take a Walk on the Wine Side

Visiting Martinborough in New Zealand, taking a vineyard hike and learning how you tell a good pinot noir.

A Very Sherry Girl

The Travel Pages visits Jerez in Andalucia, Spain, and tours the Gonzalez Byass bodega, where they make the legendary Tio Pepe sherry.

Hank Williams Country

Touring Hank Williams Country in Alabama, including visits to his boyhood home, the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, and Hank’s grave in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery.

Drinking Them Dry in Guyana

Visiting the rainforests of Guyana, staying at the Iwokrama International Centre, seeing cayman, boa snakes and king vultures, and drinking lots of rum.