Late Constable and Brown’s Hotel London
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise pay a visit to the UK capital to stay at Brown’s hotel, and pop into a Late Constable exhibition at the Royal Academy. Emperors, kings…
Mechelen : Medieval Flemish Gem
After visiting The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards in Antwerp, Mark Bibby Jackson stops off at the delightful and intimate city of Mechelen in Flanders. Sandwiched between the twin Flemish…
Mantis Draycott Hotel, Chelsea
Mark Bibby Jackson spends a night in Chelsea’s Mantis Draycott Hotel, an elegant boutique hotel with a homely feel and a great London location. Entering the Mantis Draycott Hotel is…
Eating Your Way Through Antwerp
Mark Bibby Jackson travels to Antwerp, Flanders for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2021 to discover the host city has its own rich and diverse culinary scene. Although Copenhagen…
A Wales Road Trip through History
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise go on a Wales Road trip staying at a plethora of wonderful paces and exploring the history and cuisine of the Principality. To Wales in…
Sustainable Switzerland by Train and Boat
Climate-Friendly Travel Writer Mark Bibby Jackson suggests you might consider travelling to Sustainable Switzerland for your next holiday. With the red list now officially a thing of the past –…
Castle Howard and Sandburn Hall
On his recent tour along the Hockney Trail in Yorkshire, Mark Bibby Jackson checks in at Sandburn Hall and goes for a stroll around the grounds of Castle Howard. In…
Christmas Markets in Europe and the UK
From the original December market to the city that created stollen, the source of mulled wine and the first Christmas tree, let Travel Begins at 40 guide you through some…
A Cardiff Walk Without a Guide
Mark Bibby Jackson concludes his journey from Stoke through Malvern to Cardiff naturally enough in the Welsh capital, where he decides to throw all preparation in the bin and go…
A Cottage in the Wood and a Land Rover Experience
Continuing his journey from Stoke to Cardiff, Mark Bibby Jackson stops of at the Cottage in the Wood hotel just outside of Malvern to enjoy the breath-taking views and amazing…
View Costa Rica from 10,000 Feet
Jonathan Hiltz takes a bird’s eye view of Costa Rica at 10,000 feet and suggests the Central American country should be on your bucket list. There is something truly poetic…
Boscobel House, a Spitfire and a Steam Train
On his visit to Staffordshire, Mark Bibby Jackson takes a ride on the Churnet Valley Railway, pops in on a Spitfire and visits the original Royal Oak at Boscobel House….
