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Tuscany in Style 2 - Bagni Di Pisa
<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>
Martin Hesp
Apr 9, 20212 min read


Tuscany in Style 1 - Grotta Giusti
<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>
Martin Hesp
Apr 6, 20214 min read


Cornish Walks: 6 Great Hikes for Easter and Spring
<p class="">Six Cornish hikes ideal for springtime</p>
Martin Hesp
Apr 5, 202111 min read


Sandcastles - How To Build Them
<p class="">The art of sandcastle building - we visited a competition on Croyde Beach in Devon </p>
Martin Hesp
Mar 19, 20213 min read


Devon Beaches - 10 of the most quiet, remote & beautiful locations
<p class="">10 fabulous but little known beaches in Devon</p>
Martin Hesp
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Cornish Beaches - 10 of the quietest, remotest & most beautiful locations
<p class="">A list of 10 beautiful, remote and little visited beaches around Cornwall</p>
Martin Hesp
Mar 10, 20211 min read


Walk in the Rainforest - St Lucia
Martin Hesp travels to the interior of St Lucia in the Caribbean where he enjoys walks in the rainforest
Martin Hesp
Mar 4, 20212 min read


Corfu Town: views of a Sunday Morning in the Old Town
<p class="">A sunny Sunday morning in Corfu Town - sounds like a good option during a dark damp English lockdown in February</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 21, 20212 min read


St Bart's - views of the island
<p class="">Visiting St Bart’s in the Caribbean is always a very pleasant thing to do - shame about the traffic</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 20, 20212 min read


Afternoon in Anguilla
<p class="">Memories of an afternoon at Sandy Ground - a wonderful beach on the northern shore of Anguilla</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 20, 20211 min read


Secret Devon - Wild Pear Beach & The Hangmen
<p class="">Martin Hesp rediscovers one of Devon’s best Secret Beaches - Wild Pear Beach near Combe Martin</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 19, 20215 min read


Secret Cornwall - Church Cove
<p class="">A walk around iconic Church Cove on The Lizard in South West Cornwall</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 14, 20214 min read


Secret Cornwall - Black Head, Ropehaven and Pentewan
<p class="">A walk along the south Cornish coast from the village of Pentewan to Black Head</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 14, 20214 min read


A Walk in the Yukon
<p class="">It can get cold in the UK, but nowhere, nowhere, near as cold as it gets in the Yukon. Martin Hesp was there in the capital town of Whitehorse where he learned to snow-shoe in the mountains</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 9, 20213 min read


Jost van Dyke Beach, BVI
<p class="">Jost van Dyke Beach in the British Virgin Islands is reckoned to be one of the loveliest sandy swathes in the whole of the Caribbean - and who are we to argue on an icy February day during lockdown in the UK?</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 8, 20212 min read


ITV Walks
<p class="">Martin Hesp remembers the filming projects he used to do with ITV Westcountry and digs out a load of old photos from the various episodes </p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 8, 20213 min read


Calling at Ko Lipe
<p class="">REmemebring a visit to Ko Lipe off the west coast of Thailand</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 7, 20212 min read


Getting Back Your Mojo
<p class="">All about the sunshine food of the Canaries - mojo sauces etc</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 7, 20214 min read


Travel - Visiting Switzerland With Dartmoor Farmers
Martin Hesp recalls the time he joined a group of Dartmoor farmers on a trip to the Simmental in Switzerland
Martin Hesp
Feb 2, 20218 min read


Japanese Food
<p class="">Martin Hesp explores Japanese food while visiting Hokkaido and Tokyo</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 29, 20216 min read
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