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.

Loch Melfort Hotel Review

Mike Gerrard visits the Loch Melfort Hotel on the west coast of Scotland and discovers its gin collection, including The Botanist gin from Islay.

Cadillac Ranch is one of the ten best US roadside attractions

USA’s Ten Best Roadside Attractions

The Travel Pages chooses the USA’s Ten Best Roadside Attractions, including the world’s biggest baseball bat and art installations like Cadillac Ranch, Foamhenge, and Carhenge.

Old buildings reflected in the glass of skyscrapers in Boston

Free USA Museums

A comprehensive list of all major museums that can be visited free in 12 main US cities including Boston, New York, Washington DC.

The Roxburghe Hotel and Golf Course in the Scottish Borders

Of Castles and Cottages

Of Castles and Cottages: Mike Gerrard Finds English Whisky and Scottish Vodka at the Roxburghe Hotel in the Scottish Borders, and visits nearby Floors Castle.

Scene from the movie When Harry Met Sally, filmed in Katz's Deli, New York

Where Harry Met Sally

Where Harry Met Sally: Top Ten Romantic US locations, from New York to California

Minny's chocolate pie at the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood, Mississippi

Making Minny’s Chocolate Pie in Mississippi

Mike Gerrard visits the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood, Mississippi, and learns how to make dishes from the movie The Help, including Minny’s Chocolate Pie.

Train blowing steam and crossing a bridge on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Colorado and New Mexico

The Train They Never Robbed

All aboard the Train They Never Robbed, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad on the Colorado and New Mexico borders.

Best Restaurant in Lancashire

Dining at the Michelin-starred restaurant at Northcote, the manor house hotel near Blackburn in Lancashire, England.

One of Memphis's Top Music Attractions: Sun Studio

Memphis’s Top Ten Music Attractions

Memphis’s Top Ten Music Attractions naturally include Graceland and Sun Studio, also Stax records, the Blues Hall of Fame and the WC Handy Home and Museum.

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.

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