<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Enjoying a day out in Funchal, capital city of Madeira</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The thrills and spills of dog-sledding in the Far North and watching the amazing Yukon Quest</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It might sound crazy to cook on a beach in midwinter - but a day out with Devon’s Dan the Fishman is just what’s needed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Laax is one of the loveliest ski resorts in the world - a great high altitude place in which to learn to ski</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Selection of post-Christmas walks in the English West Country</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In search of a new renaissance in cider-making - the secret wonders of keeping the bubbles in the bottle makes a perfect drink for Christmas</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The medieval village of Dunster has it’s own unique traditional Christmas carol which is sung every year around the ancient streets and in the bar of the equally ancient Luttrell Arms</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;">When Jesus was born half the world frankincense passed through one single door in a port on the shores of Oman. Martin Hesp went to the area to find out more about this strange connection to the Christmas story.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This page is all about the annual Cutcombe Christmas Fatstock Show which takes place in the heart of Exmoor National Park every December</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Learning to cook food the way they do in the Borneo rainforest</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Exploring the mountainous and scenic isle of La Palma in the Canary Isles</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Listen to a podcast in which Martin Hesp explores Tokyo, meeting with an old Somerset friend - Adam Kennedy - who has lived in the city for the past 17 years</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">An exploration of St Martins - known as the Caribbean’s Friendly Isle</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Grass fed Exmoor lamb is now being promoted across the national park area and beyond - this article explains why</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;">The last of the British salmon netters</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 photograph of M Hesp with ITV film crew on the Isles of Scilly about 12 years ago </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A century ago local families would buy 100 herrings for six old pence (2.5pence) to salt down for the winter. But catches gradually declined and during the 1970s the herring all but disappeared, with the blame laid on over-fishing in the Atlantic and North Sea.</p>