Nashville is Music City – and it’s not all about country

Irene Thomas loves the vibe in Nashville and found the ‘country’ inside her at the Honky Tonks

In the footsteps of Jean Cocteau

One of the appeals of Menton on the French Riviera is the largest museum dedicated to the works of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), a famous French artist who died fifty years ago. Frederic exolores the museum and the three towns forever linked with his work

Defra Pet Travel Scheme

From the website:

“This site explains what you have to do to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret into (or back into) the UK through the Pet Travel Scheme (or PETS for short) without putting it into quarantine. It also explains the requirements for bringing many other types of pet animals into the UK. This site also tells you about quarantine in the UK for animals that don’t qualify for PETS. Printable factsheets are available for both vets and the public.”

Island life

Keep it under your hat, but there’s more to China than the Temple of Heaven and Terracotta Warriors. CD Traveller discovers the island oasis of Hainan

Recession? What recession? say London’s restaurants

The International Monetary Fund’s decision to downgrade the UK’s growth forecasts has heightened fears of a double dip recession, but it seems that no one has told Londoners

Hercule Poirot, The Queen Mum & A Tsunami

There can’t be many people who have been able to link a tsunami, the Queen Mother and a fictional detective all together in one sentence. The link is that this week, all three have had, what people hope will become tourist attractions, opened about them.Which makes you wonder what is a tourist attraction. The [...]

Postcard from Beijing… the trials of being a blonde in China’s capital

Our (wo)man in Beijing, on life as a blonde in China’s capital