Camara de Lobos is a small town in the South Central coast of Madeira. It’s technically a suburb of Funchal but it doesn’t feel like it at all. The unusual name comes from the fact that maritime explorer João…
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I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Madeira, particularly the time that I spent in the island’s largest city, Funcal. So here is my guide to what I suggest that you do if you find yourself in Funchal. 10 Things…
When I was first planning my trip to Madeira I absolutely knew that doing 25 Fontes Levada Walk was one of my visiting priorities. Levadas are tiny canals that Madeirans originally built 100s of years ago to get water…
This is my last post about the Battlefields trip that I went on back in February. After a few days in Ypres, Flanders Fields and the Somme we finished off the trip by driving to Compiegne in France. Compared to…
I posted a few weeks ago about the first part of the Battlefields Trip to Ypres, Flanders Fields and Menin Gate. The morning of the 3rd day of the trip, we made the several hours drive to France and…
About a month before the lockdown began, I had the pleasure of going along on one of UCL Battlefields Tours. In 2013 the UCL Institute of Education was selected to develop and deliver the government’s First World War Centenary…
I was supposed to be deep into a fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Bordeaux on my first proper holiday in in several year. For obvious reasons, that trip has not panned out, and finances willing one of the first things…
So apologies for this post being very, very delayed. But I believe that it’s a travel post that will be able to help people for years to come, including when some people start booking their Hogmanay this summer. Traditionally,…
When I was visiting Oslo earlier this year, disaster struck. My flight was canceled and there was nothing flying back to the UK until very late the next day. I will hold my hands up say that Ryanair did…
Berlin is one of the European cities that I have visited most. Without fail, I go about twice a year. And I just fall more and more in love with the city with every visit. However, one of the…