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“I soon realised that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.” writer, Lillian Smith. There were going to be no carved pumpkins, no candycorns and definitely no cost...

Golf lovers have the chance of a lifetime next year when To a Tee founder Alex Madeiros leads a C Travel group to the home of golf, St Andrews, in Scotland for two tours. The first trip goes off on March 31 and returns on April 6 while the second gro...

Since I turned 50 years old in 2004 I have travelled to a number of countries around the world to watch ‘The Beautiful Game'. Before 2004 I had been to an assortment of places, often for work. Countries such as South Korea for the Summer Olympics, Cu...

“He who does not travel does not know the value of men.” Moorish proverb “OK, we have 15 minutes at the pyramids and then we have to be back here,” said an American-sounding tourist at the prime historical site of Egypt. I could not believe my ears f...

“You were out late last night. I did not think you would be up so early.” “Uh......” My summer trip was turning into a comedy of B&B’s! In Bruges, Belgium I met an owner who threw a tantrum when I asked about the garden and now in Amsterdam I found m...

After wandering around Bruges for three days, and before I had to book a second seat on the flight home (thanks to the chocolate), I decided to move on. It was time to head back to where I started: Amsterdam. Yes, it had been three weeks since I fir...

“Somewhere within the dingy casing lay the ancient city like a notorious jewel, too stared at, talked of, and trafficked over.” Graham Greene. “Sorry, I thought the room was on the garden?” “I don’t want any trouble. If you don’t like the room you c...

Ships forced to pay a giant’s fee? That giant’s hand being chopped and thrown into the river Scheldt? Gruesome? A kid’s tale? Both. Rock Fever’s destination this week? Antwerp, Belgium. According to the city’s legend, a giant called Antigonus used to...

“I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.” George Bernard Shaw Perhaps it was the lengthy flights or my dorm-room mate who threatened to dismantle the hostel with her snoring, but I didn’t want to be in the Netherlands anymore. I wanted to go hom...

What is the difference between the Netherlands and Holland? Sorry, I know, you’ve had a three-day weekend and a test is not what you’re looking for, but seriously ... do you know the difference? Why am I asking, you ask? Because we’re going to the N...

An 81-year-old woman opened her front door to see “nothing but rubble” after her garden wall tumbled down a hillside and ended up across the road. Hope Bowker was left trapped in her hillside home for several hours as all four tiers of her Bermuda s...

‘Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed’ US President Barack Obama. “Why do you want to go to Florence for a sem...