Archipelagos and Islands: A Finnish Foodie Feast
With foraging a free resource, Finland’s contribution to Europe’s culinary scene defines natural, simple and locally-sourced. In…
Author Karen Yates
A Foodie Foray into the Portuguese Riviera
It’s the expanse of the grounds that first hits you when you arrive at Pine…
Motor Valley Festival, Emilia-Romagna
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of an Alfa Romeo, being driven by a rally…
La Réserve, Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Just a 20-minute drive from Biarritz airport along the Atlantic coast is the recently refurbished,…
Hôtel Lutetia, Paris
Paris – the very word conjures romance, beauty, elegance, luxury, all characteristics of the newly…
Putting the Art in Cheese: Parma, Emilia-Romagna
We’ve a slight departure from the norm in our travel feature this weekend, as Karen…
Sustainable Sweden: Going Green in Gothenburg
Karen Yates goes green for 72 hours in Western Sweden and discovers just how switched…
Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort, Morocco
If what you’re looking for when you travel is relaxation under a warming sun, activities,…
On the Road in South Dakota
From movies to monuments, Karen Yates takes the American road trip less travelled, through the Badlands of…
Prom 19: David Bowie Late Night Prom
I’ve always thought that if you’re going to cover a song you should improve on…
Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Boasting more than 1500 castles, not for nothing is it known as ‘The Other Chateaux…
Spotlight on Fes: World Sacred Music Festival
Among the deluge of festivals on offer each year, even the international scene is brimming.…