ROMAINE, Switzerland
s Switzerland was recently named the world’s happiest country in a survey of 158 nations (we’re a rather miserable 21st!) Having recently travelled again to the country, I can see why it’s just so...
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The Auvergne
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15070371.Travel__Eating_our_way_around_Auvergne/ I KNEW the Auvergne was very much the rustic heart of “real” France – France where speaking in English just won’t cut the moutarde, and the two-hour lunch is still as fundamental to...
Luscious Lucerne
. It’s tough with Switzerland. It’s all so darned beautiful that selecting just one location can have you trawling internet sites till your eyes smart. From drop-dead villages such as Gruyere to the delights...
Christmas in Vienna
Christmas is extra special with the markets and music under Vienna’s twinkling lights Katie Wood THERE is simply no other city in the world that does Christmas like Vienna. Its grandeur is amplified when...
The Glorious Languedoc
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/glorious-languedoc-real-heart-soul-9070145The Cote d’Azur is lovely, but for me the heart and soul of the South of France is the Languedoc. This region in the south-west is truly special – full of history, with...
Montenegro – get there now!
Grab a taste of late summer in Montenegro – home of great food, history and weather Katie Wood FOR some late season sun my tip is Montenegro. Montenegro (which used to be part of...
HIKING IN BAVARIA
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/travel/7237505/Bavarian-rhapsody-hiking-tour-of-South-Eastern-Germany-is-fit-for-king.html DON’T get me wrong, I’ve bagged a few Munros in my time. And I’m no stranger to the Alps, Dolomites or even the peaks of remote Patagonia. But all that strenuous exercise was...
Venice Simplon Orient Express – heaven on rails
https://www.sundaypost.com/tag/orient-express/ IT’S the ultimate treat for a special birthday, honeymoon or anniversary. The scene: Santa Lucia station, Venice on a warm morning, gondoliers singing. Here, I caught my first sight of the Orient Express....
