I wasn’t surprised when one islander told us that a few generations ago, people had travelled between some of the more remote villages of South Uist by boat. In the southern isles of the Outer Hebrides, in North Uist, Benbecula, and…
Nearly everywhere you go in Manhattan, the tower at One World Trade Center – the ‘Freedom Tower’ – stands tall above the rest. It dwarfs the streets and structures that surround it. During the day it reflects the sky, shades…
From Tarbert Harbour, it looks like a church: the tall, peaked roof; uniform white walls; and a large glass window reaching into the eaves, reaching to a point where I almost expect to see a spire. It’s not a church,…
The Riviera Maya is a popular tourist spot, particularly for travellers from the USA, who can fly to Cancun from the north east in little over three hours. On the surface, it’s your typical ‘fly and flop’ destination: you fly…
The Isle of Barra may be one of the smaller Hebridean islands – but that doesn’t mean it has little to offer. A day on the Isle of Barra – and it’s even smaller neighbour, Vatersay – offers a little…
I was already halfway up when I realised I had made a mistake. I couldn’t do it. From ground level, the ruined Mayan temple at Coba, in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, didn’t seem that high. From halfway up – the first…