With the season of the winter storms battering Scotland, I took a wander onto the promenade at Prestwick Beach to see the latest storm roll in. Though we may not get the monster waves that roll i...

My first two trips to the Himalayas, to Poon Hill and Everest Base Camp, were magical yet inexperience and fear held me back from living them to the full. During my third trip, this time to Mera Peak,...

Established in 1916 to preserve the country's natural and cultural resources, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has been 'entrusted with the care of U.S. National Parks' ever since. Today, the NPS ...

Pirates never would have dreamed of the Scrub Island of today.  As legend goes, Scrub Island, was a destination for pirates seeking some down time from pillaging and scraping barna...

Only 90 miles from Cuba, Key West is as close as you'll get to a Margaritaville state of mind. This town at the southernmost tip of the U.S. has a personality of its own. Barely a trace of h...

Cheddar Gorge: The website proclaimed Cheddar Gorge as one of Britain's most spectacular natural landmarks. It added: "From its awe-inspiring cliffs to its extraordinary subterranean stalactite show c...