St Albans & Harpenden Review | Travel stories

Kuredu – truly a paradise island

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:16:00 +0100

WHEN my husband suggested going to the Maldives to celebrate our coral wedding anniversary my first feeling was one of consternation.

Dark gem of Africa

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:51:00 +0100

Ed Coan visits a land where the British were once slaughtered but are now gratefully welcomed as tourists. The battlefields, however, have hardly changed.

Emotional journey

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:10:00 +0100

Francine Miller visits Poland, the land of her ancestors, where so many met a tragic end under German occupation in World War Two.

Rest in Rodez

Tue, 03 May 2005 11:36:00 +0100

FRENCH engineering's most recent success is the work of an Englishman. The Millau viaduct, the the tallest in the world, opened in southern France in December 2004 and is set to have a huge impact on the lives of thousands of motorists who make their annual pilgrimage to the Med this summer.

Bubbles and chic

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:04:00 +0100

FOR many Brits a short break in France means one thing only: the infamous booze cruise. We all know the drill: hire a dirty white van, drive down to Dover at the crack of dawn, load up with cigarettes and alcohol and bid the natives au revoir.

Enjoying the taste of Portugal

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:26:00 +0000

I WONDER if Delia Smith and Nigella Lawson, the darlings of every aspiring home cook, have even heard of a recipe called Heaven's Bacon? Or, then again, maybe Nun's Belly and, even saucier, Angels Pouch writes Ken Bennett.

Angels in America

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:49:00 +0000

MENTION a tale of two cities and you could be forgiven for thinking about a novel by Charles Dickens, not Los Angeles, a city located off the warm shores of the south Californian coast.

Spice and Paradise

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:52:00 +0100

When we arrived in Zanzibar, our guide started his talk by asking us what we already knew about the island. After an embarrassed pause, one of number said that she'd heard it was a good place for scuba diving, while another offered that Freddie Mercury was born here. Apart from that, its significance was lost on us. We had so much to learn.

Xian dynasty pot panned

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:16:00 +0100

MY wife demonstrates great enthusiasm for old relics, although I have to report, from personal experience, this does not appear to extend to those approximately 61 years old.

Gorging on Mao's wisdom

Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:15:00 +0100

I HAD mugged up on phase two of our tour a cruise up the world-famous beauty spot, the Yangtze's Three Gorges, which are soon to be partially submerged by the world's biggest hydro-electric scheme.