The Lycian Way is a 540km trail that runs along Turkey’s south coast between Fethiye and Antalya. The pathway follows Roman roads, mule tracks and mountain trails – passing the ruins of ancient cities, rock tombs and local villages, through pine forests and thistle-strewn hillsides, along ridges that overlook the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. We spentContinue reading “Hiking the Lycian Way”
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Paris to Vienna Road Trip
This 2300km road trip takes us from the hilltop villages of central France, to the rocky coves of the Riviera, on to the Italian lakes and the mountains of Austria. We pack it into two weeks, but I could have spent months enjoying the scenery and the spectacular hiking.
Spring skiing in Zermatt
It is hard to imagine a more spectacular place for a snow holiday than high in the Swiss Alps at Zermatt. With the Matterhorn towering over 360km of pistes, fantastic slope-side restaurants, trains, gondolas and chairlifts that run with Swiss efficiency, and a postcard perfect village, I can see why celebs love this place. TerrainContinue reading “Spring skiing in Zermatt”
Exploring Venice
The first time I visited Venice, I arrived Bond-style on a sleek water taxi. I stayed in a hotel on the Grand Canal, queued for a peek inside San Marco Basilica, squeezed in between tourists for a photograph on the Rialto bridge, and took a ferry to the colourful island of Burano. I visited allContinue reading “Exploring Venice”
A taste of England’s South West Coast Path
If you love hiking, you need to put England’s South West Coast Path on your bucket list right this second. The trail is the longest marked path in the country, and runs 630 miles (1014km) from Minehead in Somerset to Poole Harbour in Dorset – clinging to Heritage Coasts, passing through Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and meandering past Bronze-age burial sites, castles, churches and farmland.
How to spend 24 Hours in the Spanish city of Segovia
The historic Spanish city of Segovia boasts a grand Gothic cathedral, a medieval castle that looks to be lifted straight from the pages of a fairy tale, and a Roman aqueduct that is considered one of the best preserved in Europe. Perched on a hilltop, just an hour outside Madrid, it is an ideal destinationContinue reading “How to spend 24 Hours in the Spanish city of Segovia”
5 Reasons to Love Hvar
The Croatian island of Hvar is one of the hottest destinations in the Mediterranean right now. Up there with the likes of Sicily, Sardinia and Mykonos. It has a reputation as the place to party when visiting the Dalmatian coast, with celebs charting a course for its picture-perfect harbours, and the Instacrowd snapping pics of themselves on priceyContinue reading “5 Reasons to Love Hvar”
Driving the Adriatic Coast: from Venice to Sveti Stefan
A cruise might be the popular way to see the Adriatic coast, but we’re on a road trip from Venice to Montenegro – a 1500km route that takes us to Ljubljana and Lake Bled, Korcula, Dubrovnik, Kotor and Sveti Stefan.
5 Fantastic Things to do in Ljubljana
Slovenia’s capital stands elegantly on the banks of the Ljubljana River, with Baroque buildings lining the cobbled streets and weeping willows competing for space with café umbrellas. A generous smattering of dragon statues, countless picturesque bridges and a 15th century castle, sitting high above the town, complete the fairytale picture.
Genteel delights of the Swiss Riviera
There’s more to Switzerland than bankers, cuckoo clocks and pocket knives. Over the centuries Switzerland’s Lake Geneva has attracted English aristocrats on their Grand Tour of Europe, inspiration-hungry writers, international jet setters and the occasional cashed-up despot. The perfect aesthetic alliance of mountains and water has provided visitors with a spectacular summer retreat. And theContinue reading “Genteel delights of the Swiss Riviera”
Julie Fison 