Setting sail for two weeks on the Viking Jupiter on a Bergen, Norway to Stockholm, Sweden route​ This past summer I accepted an invitation from Viking Cruises to go on a two-week Scandinavian cruise. At first, I almost said no, as I really am a big fan of their small ship river cruises and thought I might want to that again. That being said, I bega...

The fog was so thick over the pass at Ullswater we could only drive at a crawl. It was early last May and we were leaving left England's Lake District, where we had been staying, and setting out for our road trip around Scotland. It was not a good start but once clear of the fells the fog cleared and we were able to speed up. We took the M6 motorwa...

Kentisbury Grange Estate in North Devon is located on the edge of the Exmoor National Park. The property has created new packages for guests including tours across Exmoor in a Land Rover, a distillery tour and a honey experience. The Estate has a range of accommodation from classic rooms, individual cottage suites and luxury self-catering lodges. T...

Hattvika Lodge is located in Ballstad on the small island of Vestvågøya in Norway's Lofoten archipelago. It offers accommodation in restored fishermen's cottages overlooking the harbour, together with newly-built, freestanding hotel rooms set on the hillside with mountains behind. Privately-owned by the same family for six generations, Hattvika Lod...

​ Kolasin is small mountain town and ski resort in Montenegro's northern region. Kolašin 1600, which opened in 2019, is the first ski centre in a planned series of on the Bjelasica Mountain. It is located 2.3 km from the neighboring ski center Kolašin 1450; 85 km from the Capital Podgorica and 12 km from the town of Kolašin. In time for the winter ...

Copenhagen will begin its term as UNESCO World Capital of Architecture 2023 on 17 January. Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and Amager, and is linked to Malmo in Sweden by the Öresund Bridge. Indre By, the city's historic centre, has Frederiksstaden, an 18th-century rococo district, home to the royal family's Am...