The iconic Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur are the tallest twin towers in the world; so tall, in fact, that they can be shrouded in mist...

In the cool mountain areas of Malaysia, several dozens of indigenous wild orchids grow, thriving in a moist environment that does not...

The christening and blessing of a ship is a wonderful thing and keeps us in touch with our maritime past. It conjures ancient memories of...

A multi-million pound refit will transform the Alexander von Humboldt into the new 540 passenger ship for the Voyages of Discovery...

The young French student in the Passport Control queue at Casablanca airport just ahead of me asked for the time. When I said 11:40am,...

Many years ago I visited the south of the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa. I tried to catch...

The sound of waves pummelling the white sand beach of this French coastal town made a lasting impression on my recent visit. The clear...

On a recent trip in the Mediterranean, I was told by a reputable person that the reason there are no large animals in North Africa, and a...

Not exactly like the former Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie, but perhaps more like the border crossing between North and South Cyprus,...

The aqua green colour of the Mediterranean off the shores of Civitiavecchia is incredibly enticing. In fact everything about sailing is...

Today I actually get to experience racing on the Solent in a proper ocean going yacht. We are up at the crack of dawn so that we get to...

In two weeks’ time, I will be holidaying on a luxury hotel barge named Panache on the canals of Strasbourg, France, but today I was...

Go go go!!!!! Watching Iain Percy and Andrew (Bart) Simpson, Team GB sailors and defending Olympic champions, race in one of the opening...

Grand they are indeed. The landscape is overwhelming, too, with the famous Bell Rock of Sedona quite literally at the end of the street...

I cannot help but think of the wonderful movie with Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes, IN BRUGE, whenever I am going to visit this historic...

OK, I will simply have to put up pictures of Azamara Journey’s buffet on Facebook. It is amazing and would have something to appeal to...

They sure are proud of their music in Austin, the ‘Live Music Capitol of the World’. When I was driving into town from Galveston, in the...