A Place to Stay. Campement Zmela, Tunisian Sahara.
I recently spent a few days on a trip around Tunisia, visiting some interesting places away from the usual Touristy areas. We climbed into our 4x4s and drove along...
Steve’s Sojourns – A Place to stay The Grande Bretagne Hotel – Athens
What you have here is one of the finest hotels anywhere in the world. It’s no surprise royalty, Hollywood film stars and anyone else who is anybody stays here...
Taxi Noir: The Knowledge (Part 2)
Welcome to Part Two of a run-through of the Knowledge of London, the training that London taxi drivers have to go through to get licensed. The first part is...
19-19 Harry’s Ramblings. Warners Lakeside
For those unaware, Warners is a holiday company that brings cruising to dry land. They have quite a few holiday park complexes around the UK, specialising in short breaks...
Skoda Scala vs. VW Golf, the ‘Trump vs. Obama’ of the automotive scene
Something strange, yet not entirely unexpected has occurred within VW Group and Iain Robertson attempts to unravel the mystery as he tests a mid-range version of Skoda’s latest and ‘long-awaited’ (it...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 3 The Door of No Return
The Castle stood white as skimmed milk on its small rocky ledge. The mood of the Atlantic came in powerful angled waves, slamming against the rocks but having little...
Social media polling may introduce some ‘danger’ that may harbour some home truths
A well-known cherished licence-plates company carried out an online survey recently, reports Iain Robertson, the findings of which could hold some merit for a once-burgeoning UK motor industry that now...
Steve’s Sojourns A cruise taster.
Cruise line Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is offering the ideal opportunity to try cruising for the first time this Summer on a 2-night mini cruise. The traditional and...
Range Rover Sport enters part-electrification scene with P400 model
IAIN ROBERTSON Having reiterated recently that electrification would feature on the majority of Jaguar Land Rover’s models led our man, Iain Robertson, to grab the opportunity for a test...
Audi’s blockbuster RS6 is back, in grand Avant style
IAIN ROBERTSON No single motorcar of the past quarter of a century has impressed Iain Robertson as much as the Audi RS6 Avant and the all-new, imperious, ‘master of...
Karnak – the largest ancient religious site in the world!
Egypt – sea, sand, heat, camels and yes, also rich history. About 3 million people go to Luxor annually. On the northern outskirts of Luxor, on the central Nile,...
Why Gareth Butterfield thinks the current Range Rover is the best car in the world
AS a motoring journalist I’m frequently asked what I think the best car in the world is. It’s not an easy question to answer. For instance, if I wanted...
A festive “grape harvest day” in Cheverny – Meanderings through France n° 197
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny For the ninth consecutive year winegrowers and winemakers of the Cheverny DOC organize a wine festival on Saturday 7...
Steve’s Sojourns Birdwatching in Brittany
It is a constant wonder to me that Brittany as a bird watching destination especially for a weekend is so overlooked by British birders. Apart from anything else it’s...
New Skoda Kamiq demonstrates that bland may have hidden talents
IAIN ROBERTSON We were the first to preview Skoda’s new urban runabout earlier this year, writes Iain Robertson, and now we bring you more details of this underwhelming newcomer...
Malta Diary The world plays the fiddle as the Mediterranean burns and Malta remains in the eye of the raging inferno
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: How magnificent and magnanimous of millionaire actor Richard Gere to condescend to pay a visit...
A Place to Stay. Dar Chennoufi, El Kef
El Kef, in Northwest Tunisia near the Algerian border, hosts an annual Jazz Festival which I visited this year. El Kef is a non-touristy city but it’s full of...
It is about time Vauxhall got Corsa right, after five generations…
IAIN ROBERTSON When the first 1993 Vauxhall Corsa was landed in the UK, reports Iain Robertson, it was based on the Opel Corsa and marked a pan-European model change...
A Place to Stay. Steve’s Sojourns, Tinto House Hotel
I’ve just spent a night as a guest of the 3* Tinto House Hotel located in the heart of Southern Lanarkshire near the small town of Biggar. The Borders...
Welsh Witterings: Busy Times
The chaotic rhythm of my life continues this week as I try to complete deadlines, raise four girls, deal with the washing mountain and prepare for my television appearances...
Camber Sands Holiday Park; Non-stop Entertainment for All Ages!
For years my friends have raved about Holiday Parks. They bought a luxury caravan that Jenny calls her Home from Home. Then they invested in a Pre-loved Caravan for...
A Stranger in Vegas Street Performers at the Fremont Street
The Fremont Street is like a Novel. It has different chapters, each chapter has different acts, each act has a story, and within every story there is a sub-story....
A Mini Celebration
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography It was back to the 1960s for the 60th birthday of the iconic Mini. Ann Evans reports. ...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 2 Ghana; Kwame Nkrumah – Changing Course
Arrive in Ghana and it doesn’t take long before you start to acquaint yourself with two impressionable forces. The heat that pulls you down and the courage and vision...
Five books worth reading
IAIN ROBERTSON Not sure whether the bookbinding is indicative of something, only one of this batch of titles reviewed by Iain Robertson features a hardback cover but do not...
Steve’s Sojourns. Sniffed by the Inuits.
Fancy being sniffed by the Inuits? Well if not and you land on the small community of Oqaatusat in western Greenland be ready! I heard the sound of the...
Ranjit Recommends: The Bothy
The Bothy is the latest addition in a host of successful bar & restaurant chains by Drake & Morgan. Situated in the epicentre of West India Quay, The Bothy...
Audi makes e-tron 50 even more affordable
IAIN ROBERTSON One of the biggest barriers to the uptake rate of EVs is astronomically steep price tags, reports Iain Robertson, but Audi, which normally does not shirk from...
Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain – 8 – Estate Agents, Spanish Sunsets and Second Hand Cars
It’s been an odd month so far and we’re just over halfway through. The early part of the month saw me visiting family in the UK on a short...
Harry’s Ramblings Eastbourne Seafront
This is an hour long stroll along Eastbourne’s seafront from the pier to the bottom of Beachy Head, called Holywell. It is all on the flat, is about 4...
Mercedes-Benz reveals value-for-money GLB
IAIN ROBERTSON Every now and then, writes Iain Robertson, a new model arrives (or will do, this December) that makes you step back in amazement but demands a closer...
Dramatic landscapes and stunning sunsets on Dartmoor
Dartmoor, in the English County of Devon covers some 360 square miles and is an area of truly dramatic landscapes. It is the largest area of open country in...
Gareth Butterfield thinks Renault has finally hit the sweet spot with its Koleos SUV
WHEN Renault last brought the “Koleos” name to the market it was a bit ahead of its time. SUV buyers in those days were either being called “Chelsea Tractor”...
Fort La Latte, Brittany’s most visited castle – Meanderings through France n° 196
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Fort La Latte is an ancient medieval fortress built on top of a pink sandstone cliff overlooking the Channel, a...
Is space the final frontier? It might be for Skoda and its Superb Scout
IAIN ROBERTSON It takes a lot to get Iain Robertson to make intense pronouncements about some new cars but, having watched the development of Skoda’s largest model, he is...
A Place to Stay. Hotel Bon Sol & Spa, Majorca
I spent two nights at the Hotel Bon Sol Resort and Spa, five miles from Palma, Majorca. Mallorca (or Majorca – both spellings are acceptable) is still a virtually unspoilt...
A Place to Stay. Steve’s Soujourns The Battlestead Hotel
The Northumberland countryside between Hexham and Bellingham has some of the most beautiful scenery in the north of England and a short drive away from the majestic Kielder Water...
Camber Sands Holiday Park, where you can Own your Dream!
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own Holiday Home, but thought it was out of your reach? Well think again! I’ve just spent a couple of wonderful days...
Taxi Noir: The Knowledge
Last time I promised to say more about the training that prospective London taxi drivers have to go through: the Knowledge of London. Right, fasten yourself in, it’s going...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 1 Out For Eleven
Roll back the clock to the mid 80s. Halfway through secondary school with no real interest in the outside world, aside from what flickered in from the imagination of...