A turbulent start to 2020 for travel industry – So far, it’s been a very bumpy ride for the travel industry this year. And all the signs point to further tourism turbulence over the next few months as the fallout from the coronavirus continues to unfold. Shall we book or shall we wait – that‘s […]
A turbulent start to 2020 for travel industry
Saving finest view at Blenheim Palace
Saving finest view at Blenheim Palace – A massive civil engineering project to help save the ‘finest view in England’ is set to get under way at Blenheim Palace later this year. The multi-million pound project will see more than 300,000 cubic metres of silt – enough to fill Wembley Stadium – removed from the […]
Culture calls from Dresden
Culture calls from Dresden – After seven years of part-closure and extensive renovation work, Dresden’s Old Masters Picture Gallery will officially reopen to visitors on February 29 – including a special late-night opening on February 28 and free admission until 1 March. Located in the Semper building gallery wing of Dresden’s Zwinger Palace, the Old […]
Bridge building at the Budock Vean Hotel
Bridge building at the Budock Vean Hotel – If you know your Major Suit Fits from your Splinters and Weak Twos but need some confidence for putting them into action, a new Bridge holiday at the Budock Vean Hotel on Cornwall’s Helford River could be just the trick. For 25 years scores of keen competitors […]
A hotline to Festival Elijazzen
A hotline to Festival Elijazzen – When you live just inside the Arctic circle, being able to raise the temperature every now and again can come in very useful. And the good folk of Eliassen Rorbuer, Hamnøy, in Norway’s Lofoten Islands have found the perfect way to turn up the heat once a year. Working […]
Christmas trail at Belton House says it with willow
Christmas trail at Belton House says it with willow – Lincoln-based willow artist Alison Walling is creating a series of bespoke installations for the new light trail Christmas at Belton. Running from November 28 to December 30, visitors can follow a magical mile-long trail within the National Trust Gardens of Belton House, Lincolnshire. Walling is […]
Avoiding car hire holiday potholes
Avoiding car rental holiday potholes – I wonder how many Exploring More readers have returned from holiday only to run into car hire hangovers. It happened to me a couple of years ago after what had been a hugely enjoyable and seemingly trouble free trip to southern Spain. Two or three days after getting home […]
