A ‘SEA OF SOUND’ AT PORTSMOUTH’S ‘CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA’
[Gilly CC's latest press release for Thames Philharmonic Choir] Until a few days ago, a three-day programme of magnificent English choral...
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THE CHALLENGE OF THE NAXOS STRADA
Be among the first to walk the Naxos Strada, a 50-kilometre trail that takes in a brilliant cross-section of Cycladic island landscape...
CREATIVE COPPICING
A scene of apparent devastation on a circular walk around Groombridge turns out to be part of a coppicing process that has been practised...
THE NEXT STEP AFTER GREECE
IS... one home, one lifestyle, and planning the next 'Walking plus...' guide in the English countryside, after nearly two decades of...
GREECE WINS TOP SAFE TRAVEL AWARD
Greece was awarded for its efforts in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and safely re-opening to tourists by the World Travel & Tourism...
WHAT A GREAT TIME TO GO TO GREECE!
Fewer tourists make it tough for the Greek economy, but great for those who visit.
YES, YOU CAN GO TO THE GREEK ISLANDS THIS SUMMER –as long as you're not British (yet)
Staying in a private villa rather than a hotel must be one of the safest ways to holiday, so our home is open for summer lets.
TIME TO PLAN YOUR ESCAPE?
As Greece eases travel restrictions, people are planning healthy, self-distancing post-Covid holidays in the Greek islands Where are you...
EUROPE’S LATEST LONG-DISTANCE TRAIL: FINAL LEG OF THE NAXOS STRADA
The end of the Naxos Strada is perfectly, essentially Greek: the village of Apollonas, wrapped around a fishing harbour and sweeping...
OVER THE TOP ON DAY 4 OF THE NEW HIKING TRAIL ON NAXOS ISLAND
This 11.5km section of the cross-island trail bridges the limestone massif commanded by Mount Fanari. Before leaving Apiranthos have an...
TO DO LIST: NEW GREEK ISLAND HIKING TRAIL, NAXOS STRADA DAY 3 (virtual)
After two days of the coast-to-coast Naxos Strada, I’d probably sleepover in Zoe’s beautifully restored neo-Classical guesthouse in...
VIRTUAL TRAVEL THROUGH TIME ON NAXOS STRADA STAGE 2
Day 2 of Naxos’ new long distance hiking trail strides over the island’s rural and cultural heart. You need to allow time for soaking up...
NEW GREEK ISLAND HIKING TRAIL OPENS BUT NO-0NE CAN WALK IT
'It's a fact!' - the long-awaited long-distance path across the Cycladic island of Naxos is open, reports local news-outlet Cycladic...
WHERE I WOULD WALK ON GREEK EASTER SUNDAY (if it weren't for C19!)
Easter in Greece, which is a week later this year than in most of the rest of Europe, is the country's most most important religious...
PLAN YOUR POST-COVID19 ESCAPE
"The first place I'm heading for after all this is over, is Greece," a friend told me, second week into lockdown. My guide to walking...
RISING TIDE AT BEWL WATER
Last year it was a puddle, now it's more like a sea, but Bewl Water, a reservoir in Kent, just SE of Tunbridge Wells, is great for a...
TOP CHINESE SELFIE SPOT
Yes, it's Santorini island in the Cyclades, which rose, phoenix-like, from the volcanic ash, from one of the poorest Aegean islands since...