Choreographed by Robert North, The Snowman has several elements of 'showman' when he waves mid-air thus complementing the orchestra playing the timeless Christmas tune 'Walking in the Air'. The receptive hearts and minds of all the children in the audience was at its most evident at this juncture of the show, as they gave a wonderstruck w...

​ La Rosière-Espace San Bernardo has expanded its ski area for the 2018-19 season, with a new sector named Mont Valaisan opening in December 2018. Situated on the French side to the right of the Redoute Ruinée Fort, five new red pistes have been created, served by two high-speed, six-seater chairlifts: the Moulin and the Mont- Valaisan. The area to...

MPG2019: A Gourmet Year in Provence Bouches-du-Rhône, France March to December 2019 MPG2019 will be a year long celebration of the culinary know-how and lifestyle of Bouches-du- Rhône. Events will focus on its cuisine, from producers to plate starting with the Goût de France (Taste of France) grand opening in March. There will also be meetings with...

The RSC production of Don Quixote is now on a relatively short run London's Garrick Theatre – catch it if you can. ​ A peerless production While sitting, waiting for the proverbial 'curtain up' on the RSC's Don Quixote (there is no curtain), I listened in on a compare and contrast conversation from the couple directly behind me. I 'learnt' the book...

Bergen is said to be the wettest city in Europe and certainly it rained for five of the six days that I was there. ​ But that should not detract from the beauty of this, Norway's second-largest city. The striking Bryggen area of colourful former warehouses, the harbour jam-packed with cargo ships, vessels serving the offshore oil and gas industry a...

"This is Ystad," announced the conductor on the train that had brought me to this southernmost part of Sweden. It was a low-key announcement that didn't do justice to this stunningly beautiful town overlooking the Baltic Sea.  I had travelled from Stockholm on two trains to get here, eager to see this former Danish territory and thriving film ...