Normandy is a region of northern France with a coastline that takes in white-chalk cliffs and WWII beachheads, including Omaha Beach, site of the D-Day landing. Just off the coast, the rocky island of Mont-Saint-Michel has a Gothic abbey. The city of Rouen, dominated by Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, is where Catholic saint Joan of Arc was execute...

​ Oliver's Travels has enhanced its ski offering in France with a selection of over 500 chalets in the French Alps. Destinations range from family-friendly alpine retreats in The Three Valleys to luxury chalets in Val d'Isere. The company is highlighting : Olivers Travels was launched in 2013, bringing together luxury villa specialists Simply Chate...

​ ICEHOTEL 34, where every room is a work of art, has opened in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. (Images :Christopher Hauser) Its suites, sculptures, and halls are entirely made of ice and snow created by a group of international artists. ICEHOTEL, which first opened in 1989, is created anew every winter, of natural ice from Torne River, one of Sweden´s nation...

Kotor is a medieval walled town with a rich history and culture, located at the foot of Mount Lovćen at the southern end of Montenegro's Boka Bay. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979. The site includes the old town of Kotor, its fortifications and the inner Bay of Kotor. As part of our recent tour of the Balkan countries we briefly ...

Mostar is a stunning destination with cobblestoned streets, old stone buildings and of course its eye-catching bridge spanning the picturesque Neretva River. Mostar is a city, although it feels like a town, and it is in fact the cultural centre and the largest city of the Herzegovina region. It is difficult to write about Bosnia & Herzegovina w...

Barging doesn't normally conjure up images of luxury… that is, until I traveled with European Waterways  The UK-based company has elevated barging –or "en peniche" as it's called in France – to a new consciousness. The 126-foot L'Impressionniste once carried commercial freight on the canals in Holland, but in 1996 the two-deck, flat-bottomed, ...