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Travel / United States / World
Rocket Man vs the Earthlings
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th June, 2021) There cannot be many more idyllic spots for those seeking the quiet life than Boca Chica, which sits on […]
Travel
Dive into St Lucia’s most beguiling bay
Published by The Daily Mail (15th October, 2016) One of the few advantages of jet lag is waking early to enjoy the rising sun. So I am sipping […]
Travel
Terrific for turtles
Published in The Daily Mail (18th January, 2015) The Queen’s portrait is on display in the airport, but it feels like arriving in Florida with joggers pounding pavements, […]
Travel
Beaux-Arts beauty bought back to life
Published by The Independent (30th May, 2014) My first night’s sleep was broken by the clanking of the air conditioning system. The next day, the door-locking mechanism froze […]
Travel / Turkey / World
Go cold Turkey
Published in The Daily Mail (January 1st, 2014) As arrived at our flat in the heart of Istanbul, big fat flakes of snow fell around us. The medieval landmark […]
Africa / Tanzania / Travel
Discovering Tanzania’s great blue yonder on an island called Mafia (it’s perfectly friendly)
Published in The Daily Mail (February 2nd, 2013) A scrap of raffia roof is propped up by spindly sticks to offer shade from the blazing sun, and a […]
Travel / United States / World
Mississippi yearning: driving down America’s Great River Road
Published in The Guardian (December 4th, 2010) As we nudged the Mustang on to the vast metal bridge spanning the Mississippi, a glorious sunset broke behind us, shading […]
Europe / Iceland / Travel
The island at the heart of the world
Published in The Independent (December 26th, 2009) My hands were freezing as we lumbered across the lava fields, swaddled in several layers of clothing, clad in thick neoprene […]
Travel
24-Hour Room Service: Margutta 54, Rome
Published in The Independent (October 31st, 2009) The plan seemed simple. A couple of days in Paris, then the overnight train to Rome followed by a day showing […]
Africa / Libya / Travel
Libya: From desert to oasis
Published in The Independent (December 8th, 2007) Ali took a hunk of camel meat and carefully chopped it into tiny cubes before throwing it into a pan. Then […]
Travel / United States / World
Virginia and Maryland: On the trail of the lonesome pine
Published in The Independent (September 24th, 2005) First there was the twang of country music, which turned out to be an apposite version of “Take Me Home, Country […]