Category Archives: Landscapes

It is nice when advertising slogans actually make sense and ring true! British Columbia (BC), Canada’s western-most province, has coined the phrase: Super, Natural British Columbia. And it fits. Wherever you go, there are natural spaces of the most incredible beauty. I had landed in Vancouver, and almost immediately headed for the woods and nature […]

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From time immemorial, the Ganges has been the holy river of Hinduism. And, of all the spots on this long river – which rises in the western Himalaya and flows 2,510 km (1560 mi) through India and Bangladesh and into the the Bay of Bengal – the ghats, the steps leading down to the water’s […]

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Solo travel is not always seamless. There can be long gaps between connections. Finding a way to fill these gaps is not always easy! But, in Santander, on the north coast of Spain, I found filling a day simple and enjoyable: replete with magnificent landscapes, intriguing public art, modern and historic architecture, and wonderful food. […]

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Everyone I know who had ever visited Wadi Rum in the south of Jordan has come away awestruck. As did I. It is the most extraordinary landscape: steep sandstone cliffs rising tall and textured out of a flat sandy valley with colours changing every moment from warm yellows and rusty browns through to the more […]

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Norwegian tourism sites are quick to tell you that a trip on the Flåmsbana – the Flåm Railway – is one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world, and it certainly is impressive! I love train travel, and European trains are an absolute treat. The Flåm Railway line takes less than an hour […]

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