All I can do is, write from the heart, which won't be hard! I do apologise for my excessive use of exclamation marks, but I'm sure you'll forgive me! I recently went on a coach trip to Great Dixter with our local U3A group. They're a worldwide group with many activity groups and events. More about them another day. We approached the house and separ...

Alta Badia (the South Tyrolean Dolomites) offers a wide range of outdoor activities with or without a guide. These include trekking, hiking, free climbing, bike touring and paragliding are within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Movimënt Parks The Movimënt Parks are located at Piz La Ila, Piz Sorega, Pralongiá and Boé, and are accessed by 10 cable...

​ The Scottish islands of Skye, Raasay and Harris have launched Hebridean Whisky Trail. The new 115-mile trail connects four neighbouring distilleries : Isle of Raasay DistilleryTorabhaig DistilleryTalisker Distillery, andthe Isle of Harris Distillery The Hebridean Whisky Trail offers an opportunity for visitors to experience the rich culture, prov...

Lôn Las Cymru, Wales's preeminent cycle route, covers some 250 miles from Cardiff (or Chepstow) in the south east to Holyhead in the north west. A journey that can be completed in four days or over as many as seven, the route takes in some of the most stunning and diverse landscapes in the British Isles. It can take in the Brecon Beacons and Snowdo...

​ Sovereign Luxury Travel has highlighted its top Greek island holidays for stunning scenery, the best Greek cuisine, and experiencing carefree local island life. Skiathos Much of the original Mamma Mia! film was shot on this small secluded islandin the north-west Aegean. With beaches, pine-forested scenery, harbours and a cosmopolitan capital, Ski...

​ Southern Iceland offers vast network of hidden trails and secluded tracks within wild and rugged volcanic terrain. Hike a glacier The outlet glaciers from the icecaps on the South Shore are easily accessed and provide a whole host of glacier activities, ranging from easy hikes that can be adapted to suit almost everyone to more extreme glacier tr...