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Travel: Stobo Castle, Perthshire

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:43 GMT

AS we tootled along the country roads from Lanark in the general direction of Peebles on our way to Stobo Castle for a day trip, the chat was already high octane.

Travel: White Island, New Zealand

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:40 GMT

DWARVES, elves and orcs, wizards and warrens full of hobbits – New Zealand is Middle-earth these days, Peter Jackson’s films providing a marvellous showcase for the country’s awesome natural landscapes.

Travel: Channel your appetites at Jersey’s food festival

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:05 GMT

Think of Jersey and what immediately springs to mind is sunshine, cows, potatoes and – I’m just going to get it out of the way – Bergerac.

Travel: Florence versus Venice

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:31:34 GMT

DAN Brown’s forthcoming novel, Inferno, is set principally in Florence, and already the city is gearing itself up for an even greater influx of tourists than usual after the book’s publication on Tuesday.

Travel: Latin America, the Amazon and Galapagos

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:18:31 GMT

Clutching our torches, my family and I gingerly began our night walk through the Amazon looking for tarantulas. As wildlife enthusiasts, it was hard to imagine that any holiday experience could top this, yet it turned out to be only one of many highlights on our expedition to Ecuador.

Travel: Bavaria, Germany

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:18:27 GMT

With the two-week bacchanal of Oktoberfest and the huge scale of some of its beer palaces, one tends to think of Munich in terms of quaffing frothing steins, rather than soaking up art, but the Bavarian capital also boasts art collections of international significance.

Travel: Bo’ness

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:54 GMT

It’s fearsome Rob Roy, hiding from Redcoats in the Highlands. And he’s wearing plimsolls, as the dapper Victorian gentleman before us is quick to point out.

Travel: Alnwick, Northumberland

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:49 GMT

Helicopters and light aeroplanes buzz above a recumbent figure. A scantily clad Cheryl Cole popping back for a cup a tea wi’ her mam or a photo opportunity for a new nightspot at Newcastle’s Bigg Market?