Author: Nigel Wright

The receptionist said “turn left outside the hotel and follow the crowds. You’ll soon find the centre of all the action in Hôi An, it’s down by the river. I

A raucously loud horn sounded and made everyone jump! Immediately, people scattered in all directions away from the railway line. Any malingerers were hustled quickly by security men into the

“A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted” – Winston Churchill On a miserable cloudy, wet late November day, we joined the queue of people outside the front door

The Igreja de São Francisco was full. It was a big wedding. We were allowed to sneak in at the back to watch and listen. And listen we did! To

The second part of our Swiss Railway holiday began in the comfortable town of Brig, where we were staying for a few days. Brig has been an important road junction

The Swiss Express train drew up at the platform in the lovely old city of Chur exactly on time. This punctuality was something we would get used to over the

We stared rather bewildered at what looked like an enormous tank cut out of rock in the centre of the beautiful ancient village of Castelo Novo. Happily there was an

We had to be very patient to catch our first glimpse of Piódão, perhaps Portugal’s most famous historic village. Tucked away in the wonderful forest landscape of the Serra do

Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits were playing at the Praia de Carvalhal beach bar when we arrived. As we lazily sipped our chilled beer and squiggled our toes in the warm

Sightseeing in and around the historic and wonderfully preserved town of Elvas is an absolute joy. Elvas itself is one of Portugal’s hidden gems, located in the far east of