<p class="">A visit to the town of Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany</p>

<p class="">Schnitzel is one of the great dishes to be found in countries like Germany and Austria - simple but delicious - it’s the sort of food you sample at least once while on a visit</p>

<p class="">Curry-wurst is a great favourite in Germany so we thought we’d give it a try in an ancient town in Lower Saxony</p>

<p class="">German food is delicious and very filling. Here’s one typical dish - Schweinshaxe is very much for meat eaters only - a large pork knuckle cooked slowly and served with sauerkraut and potatoes</p>

<p class="">Quick preview of an article which will be appearing on the site soon - all about the amazing food of Lisbon</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp spends a day in Lucca, Tuscany - a remarkable Renaissance city - the perfect sort of place in which to explore on a Sunday morning</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp visits a fabulous hotel near Pisa in Tuscany - the legendary Bagni Di Pisa - where enjoys the historic ambience and fabulous food and wine</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp visits one of the most remarkable hotels in all of Italy - the Grotta Giusti spa resort is located in the hills of Tuscany, and it offers some amazing surprises</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp explores Japanese food while visiting Hokkaido and Tokyo</p>

Having a barbecue halfway up a Swiss mountain in winter might not sound like much fun - but it can be fantastic experience if you happen to have a snug and cosy BBQ-hut to cook in

<p class="">Martin Hesp recalls visiting the amazing Unspunnen Festival in Central Switzerland - it was in 2017 - and there’s another nine years to wait for the next…</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp recalls one of the most pleasant picnics he’s ever had - this one was in Provence, in the old quarry where they used to dig the sand for the Perrier bottles…</p>

<p class="">Martin Hesp recalls a few days he spent wandering around Bari on Italy’s east coast</p>

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>