For us it was upwards and onwards – this time to the St Etienne Cantalès Lake where we were to do a walk around the Puech des Ouilhes peninsula. The lake is in fact a reservoir – a rather beautiful wood-lined one – and it has all the usual refinements the French love to go in for. Give them a watering hole and the French will erect diving boards, float pedaloes, create artificial sand beaches, build cafes - and great gangs of well behaved teenagers will droop around looking e

<p class="">Martin Hesp continues his memoirs of travelling around rural France - extending his journeyings in the Cantal region</p>

<p class="">Rural France offers so much - driving through its endless rural byways is one thing I am missing during these days of lockdown. Here I recall a trip to the fabulous Cantal region…</p>

<p class="">Walking Madeira’s magnificent levadas. Martin Hesp has created a podcast about the experience and put a selection of photographs onto his website</p>

<p class="">The second half of Martin'm Hesp\s tour of the Amalfi coast</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A quick tour around Ciutadella in Menorca</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Thoughts on train rides - and in particular, travelling across Switzerland in trains</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Walking and cycling vacation in one of the most iconic parts of the Rhine Gorge in Germany</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">An adventure through Puglia in Southern Italy - visiting the towns, villages, olives groves, national parks, food and restaurants of the area</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A long weekend exploring the elegant Spanish resort of Marbella</p>

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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A stay in Vienna convinced me that the city’s food is not all about pastries and Weiner-schnitzel - there are many other excellent things to try while spending time in what must be one of the most charming cities in Europe</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The dishes of Tuscany are to be found all around the world nowadays. But why is that? I went to this beautiful part of Italy to find out more about the cuisine.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A long weekend spent in a very special Provencal hotel - Crillon le Brave</p>