Steve’s Sojourns, Hadrian’s Wall
The sun settled down as an orange disc behind the stark outline of Hadrian’s Wall, one of those once in life time moments you know you have to photograph...
Steve’s Sojourns: The Northern Lights
The first time you see the Northern Lights, or to be strictly accurate the aurora borealis, is a moment that will stay with you for the rest of your...
Steve’s Sojourns: Birdwatching in Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is one of the hidden delights of birdwatching in Scotland. For many years it has been in the shadow of nearby Mull, there’s actually a ferry connecting the...
Cruising: Riviera Travel’s Christmas Markets River Cruise
The scent of glühwein, cinnamon and spices. Stalls in ancient town squares overflowing with continental yuletide treats all surrounded by tall medieval buildings and cathedrals bathed in magical lighting...
Steve’s Sojourns; Birding in Sardinia
Birdwatching in Sardinia is becoming increasingly popular with British birders. If for northing else because of the abundance of species not able to be seen in this country and...
Steve’s Soujourns: Cruising on the West Coast of Scotland
The scenery of western Scotland has got to be to be some of the finest in the world. If you are very lucky you will see it from its...
Environment Issues: Cruise Ship Captain takes plastic problem personally
Seeing the problems caused to oceans and beaches by plastic bottles and other flotsam and jetsam prompted Captain Antoniou Leontios, Master of the Variety Cruises vessel Panorama II, to...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cruising : Noble Caledonia’s new brochures.
Noble Caledonia have announced their latest brochure releases for land and cruise tours. If you are interested in a cultural river voyage for example there are details of their...
Steve’s Sojourns : Berwick-upon-Tweed
They used to be big on fighting in Berwick-upon-Tweed. In fact they once declared war on Russia. Probably no other town in Britain has had such a long and...
A Place to Stay : Mallory Court, Warwickshire
Nestled in the heart of Warwickshire, Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa is situated just outside Royal Leamington Spa and Warwick, home to the famous Warwick Castle, as...
Steve’s Sojourns: Under sail along the Italian Coast.
Splashes of warm Mediterranean spray rose up and slapped across my face as the bow of the ship dipped into the swell. Until that point, I had been blissfully...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cycling in Greenland
Keen cyclists looking for ultimate bragging rights can really step up a gear on Swoop-Arctic’s six-day fat biking adventure across West Greenland in the Arctic Circle. Relatively few people...
A Place to Stay; Premier Inn, Leek
Situated in a busy little market town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands, this hotel features new generation bedrooms, each with an impressive 40″ flat screen TV, fresh new...
Steve’s Sojourns; Emerald Waterways
Emerald Waterways has exclusively chartered a small-ship which has been designed to sail the Dalmatian coast from April 2020. Book one of its two insightful Dalmatian coast itineraries today...
Steve’s Sojourns: Jura, France
Thinking about walking and cycling in France? Before you book, have a look at the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. Great scenery, fantastic food, superb wines and...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cruising: APT launch new Myanmar River cruise.
APT have launched a new itinerary for their Myanmar departures River cruising and touring specialists APT have launched a new itinerary for their Myanmar departures which set sail from...
Steve’s Sojourns: Murals and Markets in Sardinia.
Sardinia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean. Its main delight is you never know what you’re going to find in some of the small villages...
A Place to Stay; Where to Stay in Wales So you want a trip to Wales? Here are two cosy places that may just fit the bill!
Wolfscastle Country Hotel – Situated 15 minutes from Haverfordwest in the Pembrokeshire countryside with 20 en-suite bedrooms which offer a unique blend of rural charm, heritage & contemporary design....
Steve’s Sojourns; Luxury Under Sail
More people want to be environmentally friendly when they take a cruise these days and you can’t get much greener than a sailing ship especially one that has been...
Steve’s Soujorns Birding in Aberlady Bay.
Managed by East Lothian Council since 1952 Aberlady Bay is the oldest local nature reserve in Britain. About 12 miles east along the coast from Edinburgh. The site sits on...
Steve’s Sojourns A river cruise down the Rhone with Shearings/ARosa
I like a river cruise! So we tried one with Shearings on the ARosa Stella with only 160 people on board. The ARosa Stella is not as grandiose...
Steve’s Sojourns The Bass Rock
The Bass Rock is the largest single island gannet colony in the world and described by Sir David Attenborough as one of Earth’s twelve wildlife wonders. Most people...
Steve’s Sojourns A Place to stay in NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND
Sandwiched between Scotland and England Northumberland has drawn its lifeblood from both. If Scotland were to be described as red and England as yellow then Northumberland would be classified...
Steve’s Soujorns First Time to the fiords?
Cruising give you option of keeping costs down as Norway is so expensive food and drink wise. You can also see the Northern Lights or the Midnight Sun...
Steve’s Sojourns – Allier France
Nine times out of ten if you took a map of France and stuck a pin in what you thought was the exact centre of the country you would...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Steve’s Sojourns – Sunbathing at midnight
As we slipped gently out of Bergen harbour on the evening tide the sun began to wash the city with a soft orange almost golden cast. There a few...
Steve’s Sojourns A day in Salamanca,
Breakfast Why not join the people of Salamanca on their way to the office having an Espresso and an amarguillo, scrumptious almond biscuits that are a legacy of the...
A Place to Stay. The Bonham, Edinburgh
If you’re looking for a hotel in Edinburgh do have a look at The Bonham in Drumsheugh Gardens. Lying in the City’s vibrant west end it has been recently...
Steve’s Sojourns Small Ship cruising CroisiEurope’s Elegant “ Belle des Oceans”
Croisieurope‘s latest addition to their fleet, the RV Belle des Oceans, translates as “The Beauty of Oceans”. Without a doubt, any of this ship’s exotic journeys are likely to...
Steve’s Sojourns “ Sampling the Fjords and wonderful railways.”
Life itself is an adventure and the cruise companies have realised that there is a growing segment between the purist adventure cruisers and those people who are content to...
Steve’s Sojourns “Gujarat India’s less visited treasure”
The mass of saris advancing towards me seemed to consist of every colour of the rainbow. Vibrant shades of reds, yellows, pinks and purples clashed and at the...
A Place to Stay. Elphinsone Hotel, Biggar, Lanarkshire
With Fred Olsen starting cruises from Rosyth opposite Edinburgh many people are looking for a hotel to break the journey. Driving from the south on the motorways has become...
Steve’s Sojourns Sampling the Cape Verde Islands
The tropical wonderland of the Cape Verde Islands archipelago is situated some 200 miles off the west coast of Senegal And, believe me, this should be on everyone’s list...
Steve’s Sojourns Searching for birdies whist walking in Morocco
I had come to Southern Morocco with Ramblers Worldwide Holidays on a birding and walking trip. The walking was nice and easy amidst some of the most staggering scenery...