As I followed the cobbled trail up and over the low ridge, I was met with a glorious and truly breathtaking sight – ocean waves rolling in and crashing onto a wide beach of golden sand, hemmed in on both sides by precipitous glacially-carved cliffs where sea eagles soared. Read the full post

In Denmark, in about 935AD, a son was born to Gorm the Old and his wife Thyra Dannebod. Gorm is widely recognised as the first King of Denmark, which makes the Danish monarchy (along with that of England) the oldest in Europe. Read the full post

Jeanette and Pat Cotterill from Australia are seasoned travellers and experienced walkers. This summer they chose an Inntravel holiday for the first time and, after I met them on top of a mountain in Norway's Lofoten Islands, they happily agreed to write about their experiences... Read the full post

“In the Lands of the North, where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long, the men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they tell a tale...” Read the full post

OK, so it’s a corny heading but it sums up perfectly the sheer joy and elation of seeing cetaceans at close quarters.
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