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The travel articles below are listed in chronological order - with the latest first.
For many more travelogues you should also see: Ed's Travels. This list also includes our Getting to Know... different nationalities series.
 
Articles List
Author
Coverage & Title
Category
Stewart Collins EUROPE > Iceland
Iceland: What planet is this?
T/T #113
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Helen Dunn Frame NORTH AMERICA > USA > Charleston
Immersed in Southern Hospitality
T/T #112
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Stewart Collins EUROPE > Italy > Bologna
Bologna: the True ERASMUS Experience
T/T #111
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Jane Dickman EUROPE > Norway > Oslo
Norway - Expensive but Beautiful
T/T #110
FreeStyle
Loree Westron NORTH AMERICA > USA > Coast-to-Coast
Coast-to-Coast: A Recycled Journey
T/T #109
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Jill Willis SOUTH AMERICA > Peru > Cusco
Conch Shells in Cusco
T/T #108
FreeStyle
2009 WINNER
Leonard Majzlin NORTH AMERICA > USA > Maine
Head Downeast for the Feast — in Maine
T/T #107
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Maria Nolan EUROPE > Malta
A Colourful Wedding — in Malta
T/T #106
FreeStyle
Nicola Price SOUTH AMERICA > Argentina > Ushuaia
Ushuaia — the Southernmost City in the World
T/T #105
FreeStyle
Jane Dickman EUROPE > Sweden > Swedish Lapland
Sstendalen — Swedish Lapland
T/T #104
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Jane Dickman EUROPE > Sweden > Stockholm
Stockholm. The world's most Beautiful Capital?
T/T #103
FreeStyle
Loree Westron AFRICA > Kenya > Malindi
Stepping across the Chasm
T/T #102
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Noreen Wainwright EUROPE > Ireland > West Cork
The ‘Seanchai’: A Story about West Cork
T/T #101
FreeStyle
Christopher Loughnan AUSTRALIA > Ningallo Reef
Ningaloo: Life's a Reef
T/T #100
FreeStyle
FEATURE
John Gregan ASIA > India > Jaipur
The Amber Fort in Jaipur
T/T #99
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Kevin Sturton Getting to Know... the Scots
T/T #98
FreeStyle
Jeff Pringle Getting to Know... the English
T/T #97
FreeStyle
Jo Carroll SOUTH AMERICA > Venezuela > Orinoco Delta
Rum and Desperate Housewives - Four Days in the Orinoco Delta
T/T #96
FreeStyle
2008 WINNER
Sylvia Dubery AFRICA > Morocco > Marrakesh
Marrakesh Magic
T/T #95
FreeStyle
FEATURE
John Gregan ASIA > India > Kerala
Just Fishing - in Kerala
T/T #94
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Maria Nolan EUROPE > France > Loire Valley
Loire... French Valley of the Kings
T/T #93
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Lorraine Jenkin Getting to Know... Argentines
T/T #92
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Helen Dunn Frame CENTRAL AMERICA > Nicaragua > Granada
Granada is Nicaragua
T/T #91
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Noreen Wainwright Getting to Know... the Irish
T/T #90
FreeStyle
Stewart Collins EUROPE > Italy > Sicily
Sicilia: Through the Eyes of a Child
T/T #89
FreeStyle
Alexander Reed Getting to Know... Italians
T/T #88
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Stewart Collins EUROPE > Austria > Salzburg
Salzburg - my own personal symphony
T/T #87
FreeStyle
John Gregan ASIA > India > Haridwar
The Holy City of Haridwar
T/T #86
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Carreen Conlan EUROPE > Italy > Pitigliano
The Tuff Jewel in the Tuscan Maremma
T/T #85
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Adam Sloan EUROPE > Route of the Orient Express
Tracing the Orient Express
T/T #84
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Maria Nolan EUROPE > Croatia > Pula | Rovinj
The Istrian Province of Croatia
T/T #83
FreeStyle
WINNER
Helen Dunn Frame CENTRAL AMERICA >
Guatamala & Hondurus
A Tour of Guatemala and Honduras
T/T #82
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Abhishek Mitra EUROPE > France > Brittany
Unexpected Walks — in Brittany
T/T #81
FreeStyle
Stewart Collins EUROPE > France > Paris
Blinded by the City of Light — Paris!
T/T #80
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Maria Nolan EUROPE > Italy > Florence
How I Fell in Love — with Florence
T/T #79
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Maureen Wright EUROPE > France > Normandy
Delightful Suisse Normande
T/T #78
FreeStyle
Joseph Crozier AFRICA >Western Sahara & Mauritania
Christmas on the Road - in the Sahara Desert
T/T #77
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Chris Sabian EUROPE > England > The Peak District
The Best of the Peak District
T/T #76
Trade Feature
Maria Nolan EUROPE > Spain > Valentia
Stunning Valentia
T/T #75
FreeStyle
Graeme Down EUROPE > Spain > Andalucia
On the Wild Side — in Andalucia
T/T #74
FreeStyle
Maureen Wright AFRICA > Kenya > Masai Mara
Game Drive in the Masai Mara
T/T #73
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Helen Dunn Frame CENTRAL AMERICA > Panama
Driving Panama
T/T #72
FreeStyle
Christopher Loughnan ASIA > Vietnam > Hoi An
Hanoi: The Jewel in the Crown
T/T #71
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Christopher Loughnan ASIA > Vietnam > Hoi An
Timeout in Hoi An
T/T #70
FreeStyle
Alex Welsh NORTH (CENTRAL) AMERICA > El Salvador
El Salvador — living in the Shadow of Violence
T/T #69
Trade Feature
Christopher Loughnan ASIA > Vietnam > Na Trang
Night Train to Na Trang
T/T #68
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Jennifer Vargas EUROPE > Switzerland > Interlaken
Cowbells and Goat Cheese
T/T #67
FreeStyle
Christopher Loughnan ASIA > Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City
Good Morning Vietnam
T/T #66
FreeStyle
WINNER
Jennifer Vargas EUROPE > France > Paris
Magical Paris
T/T #65
FreeStyle
David Dick EUROPE > France > Paris
The Lure of the Louvre
T/T #64
FreeStyle
Cindy-Lou Dale EUROPE > UK > Isle of Man
The Isle of Man - and its Folklore
T/T #63
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Kevin Green EUROPE > UK > Isle of Man (Guide)
The Isle of Man - a Gem in the Irish Sea
T/T #62
FreeStyle
Alex Welsh SOUTH AMERICA > Peru > Choquequirao
Choquequirao - Machu Picchu's sibling city is still lost
T/T #61
Trade Feature
Anne-Marie M Pop ASIA > India > Calcutta
Young Female, Travelling Alone — in Calcutta
T/T #60
Trade Feature
Ann Quadri SWITZERLAND & FRANCE > Lac Leman | Gruyčres | Evian-les-Bains
Let go in Lausanne
T/T #59
FreeStyle
Graeme Down AUSTRALASIA > New Zealand (South) > Rotorua
Land of the Rings
T/T #58
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Nicolette Loizou AUSTRALASIA > New Zealand (North) > Rotorua
Smoke on the Water
T/T #57
FreeStyle
WINNER
Peter Watson AUSTRALASIA > Australia > Sydney
Sydney – Beaches for Fun in the Sun!
T/T #56
Trade Feature
Doubinski, Mikhail AUSTRALASIA >Australia > Sydney
Sydney – A Wild Town!
T/T #55
Trade Feature
Doubinski, Mikhail NORTH AMERICA > USA > Las Vegas
Las Vegas — Outdoor Adventures!
T/T #54
Trade Feature
Wolf Oberhammer ASIA > Indonesia > Borneo
Malaysia - Life in the Slow Lane
T/T #53
FreeStyle
Lyz Porteous NORTH AMERICA > Canada > Vancouver
Morning for Scuba Diving, Afternoon for Skiing — in Vancouver
T/T #52
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Tom Thumb EUROPE > England > Cambridge
Keeping the Punters Happy — in Cambridge
T/T #51
Trade
Wolf Oberhammer ASIA > Indonesia > Borneo
Dropping Out: High-tech to Low-tech
T/T #50
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Genie Davis NORTH AMERICA > USA > Sierre Nevada
Gold and Ghosts in the Sierra Nevada
T/T #49
FreeStyle
Cindy-Lou Dale AFRICA > Namibia
Namibia - Extreme Vacation
T/T #48
FEATURE
Betty Taylor EUROPE > Paris
April in Paris
T/T #47
FreeStyle
Cindy-Lou Dale AFRICA > Mozambique
Just a Little Gardening — in Mozambique
T/T #46
FreeStyle
WINNER
Janet Laurie EUROPE > Scotland > Orkney
Orkney — Ancient and Modern
T/T #45
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Rosemary Gemmell EUROPE > Portugal > Algarve
Pottery and Piri-Piri in the Algarve
T/T #44
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Genie Davis NORTH AMERICA > USA > Idaho | Montana | Wyoming
Roadtrip Through the American West
T/T #43
FreeStyle
FEATURE
David Stanley AUSTRALASIA > South Pacific > Polynesia > Easter Island
Serious Hiking... on Easter Island
T/T #42
Trade Feature
Sara Wadsworth CENTRAL AMERICA > West Indies > British Virgin Islands > Tortola
Sailing in the British Virgin Islands
T/T #41
FreeStyle
Helen Dunn Frame CENTRAL AMERICA > Costa Rica
Costa Rica — on Twin Burners!
T/T #40
FreeStyle
FEATURE
David Stanley AUSTRALASIA > South Pacific > Polynesia > Samoa
Samoa, Heart of Polynesia
T/T #39
Trade Feature
Fionna Doney Simmonds EUROPE >Spain > Balearic Islands > Palma
Palma's Secret Courtyards
T/T #38
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Rosemary Gemmell NORTH AMERICA > West Indies > Dominica
Dominica: God's Bountiful Island
T/T #37
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Bill Ginnodo NORTH AMERICA > USA > Colorado
A Seven-day High in Colorado
T/T #36
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Ian Kampel EUROPE > England > Oxford
Among the Dreaming Spires
T/T #35
In-House Feature
Jim Manyon EUROPE > France > Cannes
Getting Canny in Cannes
T/T #34
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Graeme Down NORTH AMERICA > Oregon and Washington State
NorthWest Magic
T/T #33
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Amanda Kendle
hidden europe		 EUROPE > Latvia > Ventspils
Two smiling men in Ventspils
T/T #32
Trade Feature
David Jones EUROPE > Spain > Canaries > Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura - the undiscovered Canary Island
T/T #31
Trade Feature
Nicky Gardner
hidden europe		 EUROPE > Poland > Kraków
Kraków and Beyond
T/T #30
Trade Feature
Graeme Down NORTH AMERICA > Californian Desert
California Steaming
T/T #29
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Elliotte Bowerman NORTH AMERICA > USA > Ohio > Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs: Putting the “High” in Ohio
T/T #28
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Carol Palioudaki EUROPE > Greece > Crete
Travel through Zorba the Greek Country
T/T #27
Trade Feature
Rhiannon Williamson EUROPE > Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus Awakes
T/T #26
Trade Feature
Metty Metcalfe SOUTH AMERICA > The Amazon
Cruising the Amazon - a Jungle Adventure
T/T #25
Trade

Karen Bryan

EUROPE > Germany >
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany and cobbles galore!

T/T #24
Trade Feature
Nicky Gardner
hidden europe		 EUROPE > UK > Scotland > Eriskay
Eriskay and Whisky Galore!
T/T #23
Trade Feature
Graeme Down
 EUROPE > Sweden > Uppsala
Celsius Rising
T/T #22
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Karen Bryan

ITALY > Lombardy > Bergamo | Lake Iseo
Literary Connections of Lake Iseo
T/T #21
Trade Feature

Rebeccah Robinson

AUSTRALIA > Queensland >
Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands - Paradise on Earth

T/T #20
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Nicky Gardner
hidden europe 		EUROPE > Italy > Sicily
Sicilian Vespers
T/T #19
Trade Feature
Janet Laurie EUROPE > borders of Denmark & Sweden > Lund | Helsingborg
Hamlet's Castle - and other glimpses of Scandinavia
T/T #18
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Janet Laurie EUROPE > borders of Spain & France >
Catalonia | Collioure | Ceret | Cadaques |
Port Vendres
Homage in Catalonia - One Hundred Years of Modern Art
T/T #17
FreeStyle
WINNER
Graeme Down EUROPE > Norway > Sognefjord | Bergen | Oslo
Where There's Never a Dark Side
T/T #16
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Jeff Pringle NORTH AMERICA > USA > New York City
Taking a Bite of the Big Apple
T/T #15
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Graeme Down ASIA > Russia > Altai Republic
Walking on the Wild Side - of Russia
T/T #14
FreeStyle
Ann Quadri NORTH AMERICA > USA > San Francisco
San Francisco - an experience in living
T/T #13
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Andrew Muigai AFRICA > South African Safari
On Safari in South Africa: where the Wildlife never Disappoints
T/T #12
Trade Feature
Robin Richmond EUROPE > UK > Scotland > Sutherland
South of North - in the Scottish Highlands
T/T #11
Trade Feature
Stuart Ford NORTH AMERICA > Hawaii
All Clogged-up in Waikiki
T/T #10
FreeStyle
Andrew Muigai AFRICA > SEYCHELLES
Sitting Pretty - in the Seychelles
T/T #9
Trade Feature
Ann Quadri GERMANY > Munich
Much to do About Munich
T/T #8
FreeStyle
Lucy Patterson SPAIN > Seville
Don't Lose Your Head in Seville
T/T #7
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Andrew Muigai AFRICA > CAPE TOWN
Cape Town – A Look at Africa’s Most Beautiful City
T/T #6
Trade Feature
Paromita Chowdhury INDIA > Meghalaya > Shillong
Girl-power in the Sub-Himalaya
T/T #5
Trade Feature
Adrian Bankes AFRICA > Morocco > Marrakesh
The Spice of Life
T/T #4
FreeStyle
FEATURE
Michael Levy UK > Devon
A Week in Sunny Devon
T/T #3
FreeStyle
Andrew Muigai EGYPT
More than Just the Wonders of Antiquity
T/T #2
Trade Feature
Andrew Muigai AFRICA > Mombasa ¤ Kenyan Coast
Where the Sun is Ever Faithful
T/T #1
Trade Feature


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The conflict between the old world and the new... responsibility and freedom... duty and love... Princess Christianna leaves university to travel to East Africa as a volunteer for the Red Cross. But as the pressures of her royal life beckon her home, her struggle for freedom takes an extraordinary turn. Christianna's life is changed for ever - in ways she could never have foreseen.

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