Get on board for a gourmand London tour – World Meanderings (n°67)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny To foreigners double deck red buses and afternoon high tea are the utmost British clichés. But bring them together and...
Ranjit Recommends: Brigit Bakery Afternoon Bus Tour
Red double decker London buses are often synonymous with overbearing crowds of commuters and never-ending journeys. However, Brigit Bakery Afternoon Bus (L’Afternoon Tea with a French twist) Tour...
Ranjit Recommends: Brigit Bakery Afternoon Bus Tour
Red double decker London buses are often synonymous with overbearing crowds of commuters and never-ending journeys. However, Brigit Bakery Afternoon Bus (L’Afternoon Tea with a French twist) Tour...
B Bakery Halloween Afternoon Tea Bus Tour
In celebration of this autumn’s spooky season, B Bakery are hosting a series of exclusive Halloween Afternoon/Evening Tea Bus Tours taking you on a round-trip journey of London’s...
Secrets from the Sahara : Chott El Jerid “شط الجريد” : Lagoon of the land of Palms.
It was a good day, i thought of taking a walk, then i changed my mind and decided to run my car and go for a short trip. I...
In Search of Christmas Spirit: Santa’s Lapland
Nothing and no one says Christmas quite like Santa and so when I announced two my daughters that we were going to deliver their Christmas lists directly to Santa...
I Like the Slow Bus to Paris.
My frequent idea of travelling from London to Paris has always primed my sense of adventure. I do it quite often and have become something of an authority. I...
Cruising the Greek Islands. Part four – World Meanderings (n°29)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Today is our fourth day aboard the Celestyal Crystal and it now feels just like being home, finding our way from our...
New rail journeys travelling through Spain, Morocco, Bulgaria and Russia
For travellers who prefer a slower, more scenic means of travel, G Adventures has added a selection of new Rail journeys rolling through countries including Bulgaria, Morocco, Spain and...
Last call – all aboard – let’s get tracking!
In the distance, it lay in wait, deceptively quiet, big and bold. A sleeping monster of grey steel, two storeys high. A trail of passenger converts were lined...
On the Orient Express, London-Chatsworth, Derbyshire
Everyone should go on the Orient Express. It really is a memorable experience! I took my daughter Rana as a treat for her birthday. The British Pullman Lounge is...
A Graceful Visit to Windsor Castle and the Thames Valley by Coach.
Recently, I joined a group of fellow writers to enjoy a modern day motor coach trip. We were guests of the Coach Tourism Council and we all met just...
Harry the tour guide.
You may recall that I am Eastbourne’s only sight-seeing guide licensed by the council. Recently, I was contacted by a Dutch travel agent, with a party of 53 to...
TICKET TO RIDE
By Ann Evans Photos by Rob Tysall of Tysall’s Photography No one seemed to mind hanging about waiting for a bus last Sunday. In fact the bus was...
WATERLOO. HOW DID IT FEEL WHEN WE WON THE WAR?
Gazing across the calm, colourful, cultivated flat Belgian landscape it’s impossible to picture the manic mayhem that was happening here 200 years ago! I would have been watching hundreds...
HOLIDAY HORRORS! How cruel crime can ruin your holiday.
Most of us are excited when we are going away on holiday. But this can cause us to block out what is happening around us, often right under our...
Stonehenge, A Giant Leap back to Prehistory.
During the autumn of 2014, I found myself travelling on a modern, state of the art coach to visit the prehistoric temple of Stonehenge in Wiltshire. I had...
Malta Diary ~ The ever-changing panorama of an island’s buses
Lord Arthur Wellesley Wellington may well have won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 (although the Prussian Army claimed final victory) but two decades later in the British Parliament...
The Great War in France … a personal commemoration
I have always had a great interest in the events of the First World War that lasted from August 1914 until November 1918. As a child, I grew up...
Somerset Coach Trip. Somerset, England
If the expression Coach Trip makes you think of the Seaside, Stout and Singsongs, you’re very out of date! Coach trips are now a luxurious way to travel, relaxing...