Travels with postcards around the world

The north coast of Wales is distinguished by two utterly different aspects. Firstly, it has a concentration of mighty castles built by Edwar...

       An Italianate village on the coast of Wales: is it possible? Portmeirion is the most charming place in the Principality. It was begun...

 Once the capital of medieval Scotland , Perth has a rich heritage that is reflected in many of its buildings. It was in the Church of St Jo...

  Durham is one of England 's most memorable small cities - primarily for its enormous cathedral. The country's finest piece of eccl...

 The archipelago of the Scilly Isles , 28 miles west of Land's End , numbers around 150 islands, but only five are inhabited by people; ...

  The Suffolk coastline has plenty of sleepy, old-warm charm. Its shingle beaches, low cliffs and marshes fight a constant battle with the ...

  The little  east-coast town of Dunbar boasts Scotland 's best sunshine records - as long as the haar (sea mist) stays offshore. A smal...

  Northern Ireland 's north coast has something for everyone: the Giant's Causeway , impressive cliffs, beaches, and the cheerful re...

 The twin towns of Windsor and Eton, facing each other across the Thames, are synonymous with two great bastions of English privilege: Winds...

Henley-on-Thames, set  on a mile-long stretch of the Thames , is famous for its regatta , founded in 1839 and held every year in early July....

 The landscape of Tyne and Wear is dominated by the River Tyne and River Wear characterized by the river bridges, including the icon Tyne Br...

  England’s smallest cathedral city, with a population of 10,000, lies at the foot of the Mendip Hills. Many believe the 800-year-old tiny c...

  With little else of outstanding interest in Lincolnshire , you'll probably have to travel out of your way to reach the small, backwate...

 Cardiff – in Welsh ‘Caerdydd’ – is located on the Southern coast of Wales, at the mouth of the River Taff, about 150 miles west of London ....

  Birmingham , Britain's largest city after London , cannot be called beautiful; wrecked by city "planners" of the mid-20th ce...

      The Gateway to England   To millions of vacationers, Dover is no more than a large, workaday port below white cliffs which constitute ...

  Elgin is the largest town in the district of Moray , a commercial and administrative center serving the whisky country around the Spey Riv...

Devon ’s largest city has long been linked with England’s commercial and maritime history.  Plymouth actually means "the navy", an...

 Don't be seduced by tales of Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham: Nottingham today is a busy, industrial city. Its Norman castle ...

 Though not a large place, Melrose packs a lot of interest and has a great choice of eating places and accommodations as a bonus. Its most c...