Surprise package
I’M ASHAMED to admit that I had fallen victim to the old cliches about Switzerland – land of army knives, chocolate and cuckoo clocks, and ski-ing in winter. It barely figured in my list of European must-dos.
Published: 10/05/2008
Wine, whales and wildebeest
IF I weighed in at 60 tonnes, I could manage little more than a lie on the sofa in front of daytime TV. But for the gigantic Southern Right whales off the coast of Cape Town, weighing the same as seven double-decker buses is no reason to avoid a spot of acrobatics.
Published: 03/05/2008
Saddle up for the Calgary Stampede
STAND under the hot prairie sun for the opening parade of the Calgary Stampede and you begin to get a sense of why the city-wide celebration bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
Published: 26/04/2008
Back to the future in Cornwall
FOR an old girl in sight of her 60th birthday, the Cornish Belle chugged into Falmouth harbour at such a lively pace that squawking seagulls overhead wisely kept their distance.
Published: 19/04/2008
Grown-ups only
WITH its tongue-twister title, Bodelwyddan Castle may be complicated to pronounce, but the secret of its success is a simple one.
Published: 19/04/2008
Back to the future in Cornwall
FOR an old girl in sight of her 60th birthday, the Cornish Belle chugged into Falmouth harbour at such a lively pace that squawking seagulls overhead wisely kept their distance.
Published: 19/04/2008










