Stories

The giant cruise ship Diamond Princess is steaming slowly along College Fjord…

Ask fellow travellers what the best thing is about Albania and chances are they will reply…

Eight Countries in 15 days? You must be joking…

Roger Colless is Apologetic: "I'm sorry but this is like trying to manoeuvre a puck on an ice rink…"

The sun had been scorching, the hot wind was fierce and I was desperate for a cool, fresh drink…

In the heart of Western Australia's remote Kimberley region, Alistair Smith discovers El Questro…

Things aren't what they used to be when riding the rails through the Red Centre…

It's bigger than Niagara and offers one of the world's scariest photo-ops - and a thorough soaking

More used to lawn bowls, Alistair Smith joins a party of over 50s, to tackle the fabled Inca Trail…

The mystery of the sacred blocks in an ancient, even supernatural South Korean temple…

One of several medieval capitals that lies within what is now Morocco…

Alistair Smith discovers a town lost (and found) in time…

All afternoon we had forced ourselves upwards, following an ancient Himalayan path…

You wonder times about the people you meet on your travels…

Turkey's ancient ruins are as bewildering as they are numerous and spectacular…