Category Archives: Europe

ROLLING pastures that look like they are covered by blankets of green velvet, ancient dry-stone walls hiding beneath layers of moss, quaint cottages with clouds of fireplace smoke wafting from terracotta chimney pots, and flocks of black-faced sheep grazing beside babbling brooks. This is the Cotswolds, a place that is just as beautiful as itsContinue reading “It’s all in the name …”

I WENT to church last night. No, it’s not something I would typically do when travelling, and the last time I visited a Catholic church when a priest was all frocked up and ready to work was back in 1985 when I was in grade six and still wearing the maroon and light blue ofContinue reading “Hitting a high note …”

The sun finally came out in Bath, after snow fell for a few minutes this morning…here are some more photos so you can see just beautiful the buildings in the historic Somerset village are. Visit the Bath website

BATH is just as wonderful as I imagined it would be. Seeing the historic settlement always sat very high on my travel to-do list, so it was a big moment when I drove into town two days ago and got my first glimpse of the rows of regal Bath stone buildings that meander over theContinue reading “Bath time …”

TODAY I soaked in water that has been trapped underground for centuries, and in a place where the Romans did exactly the same thing more than 2000 years ago. I’m in Bath, the beautiful settlement two hours west of London, and after doing a tour of the ancient Roman baths I went next door toContinue reading “Taking the water …”

AS the old saying goes, travel expands the mind. But there is no doubt that some trips also expand the waistline, and this is one of them. When a hotel chain or tourist authority is hosting a trip, just as the folks from VisitBritain are looking after this one, most of the meals are takenContinue reading “Food, glorious food …”

SO far this tour of England has been all about the royal family. I have visited Kensington Palace where a long line of princesses lived, seen the royal family’s collection of carriages at The Royal Mews, had a tour of Eton where William and Harry were educated as well as numerous kings both foreign andContinue reading “A royal affair …”

“IT’S The Dorchester, Darling,” the voice behind me announced. For a moment, as I was standing on the front step of my London hotel trying to locate the nearest underground station on my tourist map, I thought I was checked into the same address as Ivana Trump. I casually looked around, pretending to peak atContinue reading “Very fancy address​ …”

I LOVE London cabs. I caught a taxi home from the theatre tonight and it was a delightful journey. That statement will mean more when I tell you I’m a girl that will go to great lengths to avoid hailing a cab when I’m home in Australia, as well as most other countries, which includeContinue reading “The Knowledge …”