by David Hibbins | Sep 2, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset is perhaps one of rural England’s best known backdrops after it was used in the famous 1973 Hovis advert. But visitors hoping to enjoy one of Britain’s most famous views have been left disappointed as the countryside...
by David Hibbins | Sep 1, 2022 | Latest Travel News
It was in Devon ten years ago that my love affair with Crete began. In an antiquarian bookshop in the village of Dartington, I chanced on Winds Of Crete by an American author who had lived on the island with his Swedish girlfriend for six years in the 1970s, long...
by David Hibbins | Aug 31, 2022 | Latest Travel News
As we squelch across a soggy field on the outskirts of Chichester, Rob Symmons bends down and plucks something from the soil, like a prospector spotting a gold nugget.’Yes,’ he nods. ‘It’s part of a Roman roof tile.’ He brushes off some...
by David Hibbins | Aug 31, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Every week, our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: stylish city breaks for September.Lower temperatures, fewer people and better value make September ideal for a...
by David Hibbins | Aug 31, 2022 | Latest Travel News
The Spanish government is keen to ease the pressure on household budgets — so from tomorrow rides on trains covering less than 188 miles in Spain won’t cost anything at all.Tickets are available to tourists as well as Spanish residents for bookings on cercanias...
by David Hibbins | Aug 31, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Rivalry is no bad thing between cities. The one involving Porto and Lisbon is a case in point.‘Traditionally, Porto always made the money and Lisbon spent it,’ is what our guide tells us.What’s undeniable is that the country’s second largest city is on a roll — having...
