Beware the sleeping giant
For most of us Mount Vesuvius is synonymous with the deadly eruption of AD75 that destroyed numerous Roman settlements, most famously Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killed an estimated 30,000 people. Bu ...
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Auld Reekie is not so reekie now!
Andrew Silk visits Edinburgh Auld Reekie is an affectionate nickname given to the grand old city of Edinburgh. It translates to ‘old smoky’, referring to the smoke from the many chimneys that used to ...
Alight in St Lucia
The tropical climate in St Lucia does not change much during the year, the waters remain crystal blue, the foliage and flowers always evident in extravagant displays. This colourful Caribbean island, ...
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Soon after I retired a walking friend asked if I was interested in attempting to walk to the top of Africa. Mount Kilimanjaro is the crown of Tanzania and Africa’s highest mountain at 19345 feet ...