Heidelberg – Elegant and Sweet – travel review
Heidelberg is picture perfect, well preserved and a working town. There are alleys, boutiques, cafés, restaurants, stunning churches, statues and history at every turn, but...
John Burton-Race on AmaWaterways Rhône Cruise
John Burton-Race Floats New Menu on AmaWaterways Rhône Cruise Two Michelin star celebrity chef, John Burton-Race, is to set sail aboard a luxury river cruise...
AmaWaterways – floating luxury – travel review
Cruising! Now, there is a prospect that would likely divide the population in two. Each party would have very strongly-held views and would profess to...
Melodies of the Danube – travel review
AmaWaterways on the Danube: first-class floating hospitality We have likely all heard of the Blue Danube, a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II....
Bratislava – sculpture and urban art – travel review
We have all heard of Bratislava but mostly with regard to iffy stag do’s. They are thankfully drifting into the mists of a former time,...
Mainz – arrive by River – travel review
This is a beautiful and cultured city and accessible from the river. One walks a few yards from the Rhine and the history of Mainz...
Cream Tea Cruise from MBNA Thames Clippers – travel review
I am a Londoner and I am ashamed to say that I rarely take advantage of visiting our iconic and internationally-appreciated historic and cultural sites,...
Travels in Germany with MS Jane Austen – travel review
It sounds like the title of a Victorian novel – Travels with MS Jane Austen! Well, it is actually a few words about a delightful...