Colombia: South America’s most up and coming destination (part one)

Only a decade ago Colombia was a place for the hardy, or some would say foolhardy, visitor, but recent years have been ringing in the changes in this north-western corner of the South American continent

The English seaside

Photographer Peter Williams celebrates the peculiar eccentricities and quintessential charms – from helter-skelters to lighthouses, pirates, palmists and Punch and Judy – of this cherished and rapidly changing English landscape

Irish Aviation Authority

From the website:

“The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is a commercial state-sponsored company which was established on 1 January 1994 to provide air navigation services in Irish-controlled airspace, and to regulate safety standards within the Irish civil aviation industry through…”

Exploring Besançon

The citadelle at night I hadn’t been back to Besançon since I was a student. And that was in the last century! So with a friend, I decide it was time to return.
The city fortifications, designed by the foremost military engineer in France, Vauban’s work include the citadelle and two urban [...]

Shakespeare Wins

Just before his birthday – and St George’s Day – the Royal Shakespeare Company was given an award at the Enjoy England annual Awards for Excellence for the outstanding contribution to tourism. It seemed timely in this, the year that the company re-opened its remodelled Stratford theatre. But there were plenty of other winners on the evening itself.

Bumpy flights ahead?

You might have seen in the papers this morning, or heard it on TV, that it is projected that transatlantic flights may get a little more turbulent. Except that the way it was reported was in such a way to nervous flyers of some of us.

Santa Cruz secrets

Approximately 1, 65 miles south of San Francisco, lies the quintessential californian beach town of Santa Cruz. Come for the surfing but stay for the quirky shopping, sensational meals and mountains, says Santa Cruz resident Kayla Peterson