Take the bus from Borrowdale, Lake District We love visiting the Northern Lake District. You can enjoy the buzz of friendly Keswick, full of great cafes, independent shops, beautiful parks and stunning views in every direction. Travel by open-top coach from Keswick to Seatoller and experience the beauty of Derwentwater and Borrowdale, passing “the loveliest… Read More »
Fan – Gaelic word for peak – features featured in the names of many of the rugged mountains in the Brecon Beacons. Yet the English meaning of the word fan describes the topography of these south-east Wales plateaus in the same way: the park’s various slopes, marked by curved, flat-topped ancient red sandstone peaks and… Read More »
Jacqui Fitzgerald bought her home in the seaside village of Woorim two years ago in search of a peaceful lifestyle. He soon discovered that it would be something else. Fitzgerald is at the forefront of Bribie Island’s rapid growth in tourism. His home neighbors the entrance to the national park and four-wheel drive beach at… Read More »
What’s worse: a large, gray asphalt parking lot, or vehicles lining every road as far as the eye can see? That’s the question I ask myself as I stand on the hillside of Winnats Head and look out over the honeypot village of Castleton. Even though it is spoiled by the roads passing by cars,… Read More »
Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant MauriciSpain There’s a wild and wonderful water world in the northeastern corner of Spain. Located in the Central Pyrenees north of Lleida, the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici national park is characterized by rivers and streams, gorges, waterfalls and marshes, as well as more than 200 lakes fed by… Read More »
The skies over the Yorkshire Valleys are a sight to behold (Paul Clark) A few summers ago, while returning from the bar at night, I happened to look up and was amazed to see the Milky Way clearly visible in the sky. I was just a few miles from my home in Brighton and it… Read More »
The Owl at Hawnby at Night – Steve Bell Should I take a flashlight with me? Or maybe some distress flares? I head to the North York Moors, a few miles from the welcoming lights of a town, to spend the night in Britain’s first Dark Sky Friendly Village. Nestled among rural streets, Hawnby (pop.… Read More »
A visitor to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul removes his ticket, foreigners now have to pay a 25 Euro entrance fee – Anadolu If you were standing outside Hagia Sophia in the heart of Istanbul’s historic center on Monday morning, you might have noticed some sort of commotion. Maybe. Or maybe not. There is always a… Read More »