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Longing for Langkawi
<p class="">Quick tour around the Malaysian isle of Langkawi</p>
Martin Hesp
Mar 14, 20201 min read


The Souks of Tunisia
<p class="">A journey through the souks of Tunisia</p>
Martin Hesp
Mar 11, 20205 min read


Thinking About Thurlestone
<p class="">A stay at the Thurlestone Hotel in the South Hams, on the Devon coast</p>
Martin Hesp
Mar 1, 20204 min read


Loving Lundy & Cooking on The Remote Atlantic Isle
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Annual trip to the remote island of Lundy with Dan The Fishman</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 22, 20208 min read


The New Ruby Lucy Hotel in London
<p class="">Staying at the new Ruby Lucy Hotel in London’s South Bank area</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 15, 20202 min read


Midwinter Storms in the West of England
<p class="">The big winter storms of the English West Country</p>
Martin Hesp
Feb 15, 20202 min read


Grand Tour of Gran Canaria
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A walking tour of the mountainous north of Gran Canaria</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 28, 20206 min read


Visit to Ciutadella
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A quick tour around Ciutadella in Menorca</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Peaceful Perfect Porthgwarra
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Introduction to Porthgwarra on the South West Cornish Coast </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 27, 20202 min read


Valley of the Snow Piercers
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Exmoor’s Snowdrop Valley is about to open for what’s believed to be the only annual park-and-ride scheme in the world that is aimed at showing off wild flowers </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 20, 20203 min read
The Frozen River - new book by James Crowden launched this week
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">James Crowden - poet, author and all-round splendid fellow - is celebrating the launch of his amazing book The Frozen River this week. This account of village life in the high Himalayas over 40 years ago is, I think, one of the finest tomes ever to come out of the English West Country</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 20, 20205 min read


Happiness at Hope Cove
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A walk around lovely Hope Cove in South Devon - and a stay at the wonderful Hope Cove House </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 20, 20204 min read


Beautiful Bequia
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The island of Bequia is one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful hidden jewels </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 14, 20203 min read


Magic of Muscat
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Quick visit to Muscat, capital of Oman</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 13, 20203 min read


Ho Chi Min City
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Quick photographic tour around Saigon, or Ho Chi Min City</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 10, 20201 min read


Opening New Doors
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Thoughts on opening doors - new doors, old doors, any doors…</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 8, 20201 min read


Oman - Journey Through the Akhdar Mountains
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Oman is one of the safest and most fascinating places in the Middle East - and one of the most scenic</p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 5, 20206 min read


Clever Canarian Cooking - the Cuisine of a Sunlit Archipelago
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Exploring the delights of Canarian cuisine </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 3, 20204 min read


Hoi An - One of Vietnam's Most Beautiful and Historic Cities
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Spending a day and a night in one of Vietnam’s most historic ports </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 2, 20202 min read


Healthy Pulses for Midwinter
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">After the heavy meals of the Christmas period some healthy vegetable </p>
Martin Hesp
Jan 2, 20205 min read
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