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.

Community Legal Service Direct

From the website:

“Community Legal Advice is a free and confidential advice service paid for by legal aid.”

Tea at home, Christmas and meeting Gully Gawk

That is one of the themes of the new Icelandic advertising campaign which began last month. The President invited visitors into his palace for tea! It was launched to emphasise the friendliness of the nation as they build upon the successful tourism of the past year.

Travel In Style: Christie’s 15th Annual Ski Sale

Hugely popular sale celebrating the Golden Age of travel comprising vintage posters and luggage

Train fares: Con or confusion?

Does some masochist calculate train fares spending days in locked-up windowless, tea-deprived cells trying to calculate these unfathomable things? Many moons ago, did I dream that some government minister or another potential human say that the huge array of fares would be simplified or was that wishful thinking?

Notes from Namibia: part seven

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is nowhere like Namibia, says Adrienne. Here she shares her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers. Today: Into the desert