Spotting throngs of excited tourists jostling for position at the quayside, we half-expected to see an A-list celebrity pulling up in their million-pound yacht. But the cameras were primed to catch sight of a more important visitor in this part of the world – George, the loggerhead turtle. Kefalonia, the fourth largest Greek island, [...]
I don’t know who was screaming most – me or the kids – as we endured twists and turns, a hair-raising drop and endless stomach-turning moments on X-treme Racers, just one of Legoland’s many exhilarating rides. Although I’ve never been a fan of theme parks, I make an exception for Legoland which always provides an [...]
A collective gasp greeted the shoal of brightly-coloured fish gliding into view. Peering through the glass-bottomed boat, the translucent emerald green water afforded a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious underwater world. We viewed shipwrecks and were treated to a majestic display from schools of `dolphin swimming nearby before Neptunus, a yellow boat aptly named after [...]
If you get the chance, spend a weekend in Blackpool – you won’t be disappointed. In fact, I’d modify that statement by saying that you must make time to visit this north-western holiday resort. I visited with my wife and two children, aged eleven and five. Based in Somerset, it was our first time and, boy, didn’t [...]
With heat stinging my face and sweat streaming from seemingly every pore of my body, I took solace in the knowledge that apparently saunas help banish life’s stresses. You can’t visit Finland, home of the sauna, without sampling what has been an integral part of life here for over 2,000 years. And that’s what I [...]
