Circular bare hills, made of nothing but terracotta bedrock, appeared almost like alien spaceships worn The Maltese archipelago lies more-or-less at the centre of the Mediterranean, about 60 miles south of Sicily and around 80 miles north of Africa. (Comino has just four permanent residents) and combined the isles have 155 miles of coast. But, as I say, it was to discern the archipelago’s own USP that I flew south with Air Malta - only to

further dereliction by the Exmoor National Park Authority The "Mineral Line" valley in the Brendon Hills , Somerset The Iron Road Through the Brendon Hills This place was once the scene of much frenetic activity The entire 13 mile line represented a fantastic feat of engineering, which is sort of sad seeing that , this remarkable industrial railway was built to carry iron ore from the mines high in the Brendon Hills From there, the ore was shipped across the Bristol Channel to the ironworks in Newport, South Wales.

Polzeath After decades exploring the South West coast for newspapers and magazines, these are the Best Better still, the 630-mile South West Coast Path follows virtually every mile of the Devon and Cornwall Just thinking of its perfect rocks, sea and sand makes me want to jump in the car and drive the 160 miles Maceley Cove in shadow on the south Devon coast Saunton Sands: so wide and smooth and wonderful I have A fabulous, oceanic, ozone-filled dream… Portheras Cove down in West Penwith Stoke Beach: Down in the

Luscombe Drinks at 50: The Pursuit of Britain's Best Soft Drinks The sound of milling resounded through For a start, way back in 1998 the South Devon company became the first drinks brand in the UK to achieve The strategy has encouraged a loyal customer base and allowed the brand to grow through word of mouth

Ask around about the UAE, and most people picture the same thing: glass towers, packed malls, maybe that Leaving the City Behind Twenty minutes past the last mall, Dubai's towers shrink in the rearview mirror Wadis snake between the hills, holding pockets of clear water long after a good rain has passed through Fill up before leaving the city, since gas stations get sparse fast once past the outskirts Consider rental service built for both sand and mountain terrain Bring extra water, especially during hotter months

Then there is Îles des Saintes—a scattering of sun-drenched French islets anchored just south of Guadeloupe and Rocketing Iguanas No visit to Terre-de-Haut is complete without undertaking the pilgrimage up the hill ) south of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. beaches (such as Plage de Pompierre and Anse Mire) are easily walkable if you don't mind a few rolling hills The summer and autumn months bring higher humidity and the Caribbean hurricane season.

So I gave myself a plan and ended up going to Haldon Hill Forest (near Exeter) thinking I’d get some A touch of extremely mild celery with a peppery undertone, would be one way of putting it. The mushrooms are creamy in colour - the cap, stalk, and gills are all the same colour. you’d be right to be extra cautious because they have the same sort of creamy white top, stalk and gills - and you could kill somebody with one of those.

Distance and going: five miles, up and down a bit, muddy in many places. the walk on a Good Friday," I was told by Douglas Williams, the man who knows more about the distant south "So many did it - the hill would go black with people. The road veers inland just above Point Spaniard, and this is where the Coast Path begins its trudge south It was difficult to imagine thousands of Good Friday hikers milling around stalls as we walked into Lamorna

s a fine mix of moorland solitude, industrial history, and far-reaching views over Plymouth and the South But most apparent of all were the massive china clay workings which dominate the scene to the south. centuries – I have visions of rabbit meat being a regular 'special' in the dockside eateries around the mouth But most apparent of all were the massive china clay workings which dominate the scene to the south. A mile down this, and then a quarter mile shortcut across the slightly boggy sward, and we were back

We walked west as far as St Loy from Lamorna Cove and turned up onto the hills so that we could find This tall, emaciated youth who looked as if he'd be more at home on University Challenge than galloping Quick Walk Overview Distance: ~5 miles (8 km) circular Difficulty: Moderate (dramatic cliff paths with Sue still has nightmares about Nancy teetering along this path which, for the first half-mile or so, They complained that this south coast was "bitty" and they much preferred the bold, emptier northern

Not surprisingly, I didn’t see any reptiles in the frost as I walked to the great beach that took me south The South West Coast Path takes a detour down through the wandering sands to dip a toe into the joint Fact File Basic Hike: across the centre of Braunton Burrows to reach the flats of Saunton Sands, the south Distance and going: five miles - easy going if you don’t mind walking in sand. wooden boats, do take a detour around Crow Point and stroll to Velator Quay which is located just to the south

Every mile of the way you see evidence of the history of the place - and the reason the line was laid the raw materials down from the farms around the central mountain and deliver it to the big old sugar mill The sugar mill was built in 1912, to reduce processing costs. Before that, each plantation had its own sugar mill - and you can see the remains of many of them along Line branch running out to Mills's at Bourryeau Estate, was completed on 28 February 1912.