Visitors to the Brecon Beacons National Park will have a green way to travel around during their stay in 2012. It will be both low energy and environmentally friendly, and, for this year at least, distinctively French. Tourism in the area is a high energy business. Visitors to the park currently average 50 car miles… Continue reading
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Peddling the good news from Ghent
Let’s celebrate the Belgian city of Ghent “transformed from a city with high levels of traffic congestion to a clean, tranquil and safe cycling city, where two wheels take priority over four” according to the judges in the inaugural Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel, which announced its winners this week (May 31, 2012). “One… Continue reading →
Lazy days on Izmir’s broad boulevards
On a wide bay under a circuit of high hills half way down Turkey’s west coast is a big city with a long history. Today Izmir is one of the fastest growing cruise ship ports of call on the Aegean, and an excellent base for excursions to nearby Ephesus and Pergamon. I spent some lazy… Continue reading →
Travel site promises “transparent” online holiday research
One angry lady put me off using the traditional travel review sites. She emailed some family members of mine to take issue with the price of an all-inclusive package they were proposing in a holday business they run. It was too expensive, said Ms Furious, and she would be posting her annoyance on the site. She… Continue reading →
Ancient days in the New Forest, England’s medieval mosaic landscape
I’ve republished my travel in Britain e-book Awaydays in Britain – Spoilt for Choice [Kindle Edition]. Follow this link: http://amzn.to/rH4Api This book arose from my travels around the UK over the past 10 years, to gather information for a series I write for the Mail on Sunday. Though I enjoy foreign travel, there is something… Continue reading →
Could high speed elegance help connect Naples?
I have just “booked” myself a fabulous excursion from Rome. I’m “travelling” on the late morning high speed Italo train to Naples, returning 2 days later on the late afternoon service. Journey time in each case is one hour and 8 minutes. It’s costing me just €40 for a return trip on the world’s most… Continue reading →