Just 30 minutes from Pisa on the beautiful Tuscan coast, the traditional town of Forte dei Marmi is a great place to detour to on a classic Italian tour and – with the luxury new Principe Hotel & Spa opening this week – it looks set to become a regular stop-off. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘coast’
Submerged on the South Coast


It is true that traditional guidebooks can’t compete with the speed at which information on the internet can be updated. But dog-eared pages, highlighted passages and crinkly spines hold more than just sentimental value – as anyone who has ever found themselves lost and without Wifi knows. (more…)
Tanzanian secrets


The little island of Kilwa Kisiwani on the Tanzania coast is full of beauty and mystery. In medieval times it was the largest trading centre in the whole of East Africa, with links to India and China. (more…)
Kayak along Scotland’s whisky coast


With waters as turquoise as any in the Indian Ocean, you could be forgiven for thinking that this is the Seychelles. You are, however, looking at Scotland.
That blue sky isn’t a mirage either. (more…)