Despairing of the lack of a proper winter in the UK, I took a weekend in Oslo in search of snow.
My North American Travel Bucketlist Tour 2015
An overview and links to coverage of my trip to New York, Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles via a mix of international business class flights and long distance trains.
Rome 2015
An overview of our winter trip to Rome.
Gallery: Rome 2015
Photo highlights from our winter visit to Rome.
Villa Borghese
Art, boats and food were all to be found in these beautiful gardens on the doorstep of our hotel.
Eating our way around Rome
Breakfast, lunch and dinner picks from our trip to Rome – plus a bonus round of dessert!
Roman Murmuration
A small sample of an unexpected experience!
Gallery: The British Airways 737 Farewell Flight
A photographic record of the BA 737’s farewell flight.
The British Airways 737 Farewell Flight
I was lucky enough to get a last minute seat on the last passenger flight of G-DOCW, a staff-only low level sightseeing flight around the south coast of England.
Gallery: Belgium 2015
Photos from Brussels and Ghent.
Three nights in… Brussels
A long weekend in Belgium – based in Brussels, with a side trip to Ghent – plus Eurostar’s standard premier service.
De Hoge Veluwe Nationale Park
A weekend of cycling through a Dutch national park.
BA1 London to New York
Sampling BA’s ‘baby bus’: a 32 seat business-only A318 from London City to New York JFK (via Shannon).
The Sky Garden London
To the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, for a visit to London’s highest public garden.
Three nights in… Strasbourg
A very green Easter weekend in France – traveling by train, and exploring by bike! Thus justifying a pancake-based diet throughout.
Gallery: Strasbourg
Photo highlights from some of Strasbourg’s varied attractions.
Cycling in Strasbourg
Exploring Robertsau Forest on two wheels, via Strasbourg’s Velhop bike hire scheme.
The Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show 2015
My first taste of a travel show – with features from talks by explorers to climbing competitions, via a photography exhibition and bike stunt display team.
Designpanoptikum
Berlin’s surreal museum for industrial objects.
Radisson Blu Berlin
My first Club Carlson stay, at Berlin’s remarkable Radisson built around a fish tank!