<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="">We explore another hidden corner - this time on the Cornish coast - a craggy valley full of rocks and legends</p>

<p class="">A day back in school - Salcombe Distilling Co’s new Rum School, to be exact</p>

<p class="">In the second of our series on unknown out-of-the-way places, Martin Hesp recalls a time when he joined climber and artist, the late David ‘Kester’ Webb, an adventure to explore North Devon’s Secret Canyon</p>

<p class="">In the first of a short series we look at some of the secret corners of the South West - and we do so without naming them! We begin somewhere in central Exmoor…</p>

<p class="">A tour around Porthleven, first written 20 years ago when that Cornish harbour village was a different place</p>

<p class="">August 15 and 16 seem to be fateful days in the West Country where some of the worst weather events on record have occurred on those dates - including the Lynmouth Food Disaster exactly 70 years ago and the terrible flood at Boscastle 18 years past… the rains nearly caused havoc again this year…</p>

<p class="">My sound recording made at Helwell Bay for BBC Radio Four’s Today programme Best Beaches feature - but it was messed up by them and broadcast under someone else’s name</p>

<p class="">Remembering a night out in Nha Trang on the coast of Vietnam - a long evening of eating and dancing…</p>

<p class="">A walk around the amazing scenery of Lynton and Lynmouth on the Exmoor coast</p>

<p class="">A walk around Weir Water, above Robber’s Bridge on Exmoor</p>

<p class="">A heatwave in southern UK today means loads of people will be out having picnics - but where to go in the South West? Here are some ideas…</p>

<p class="">Enjoying the food of Lisbon</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="">Staying with a friend on St Martins in the Caribbean - nice thing to do - and now anyone else who fancies it can do the same thing because Captain Richard has his yacht on AirBnB</p>

<p class="">Exploring the coast of Puglia south of Bari, including Polignano a Mare and the Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area Coastal and Marine Reserve</p>

<p class="">A day spent in Bari on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Martin Hesp loved the city, its backstreets and its restaurants </p>

<p class="">A quick trip around central Saigon or Ho Chi Min City, with Martin Hesp</p>

<p class="">The beginning of a trip to St Martin in the Caribbean - more post to come</p>