05 March 2012
SOME parts of Europe are doing considerably better than others, and these are the small countries.
10 February 2012
THE Reader Offer Break advertisement in this newspaper was so tempting. Fly direct from Inverness to Jersey at a cracking price to a great hotel – irresistible.…
23 January 2012
LILLE is the fourth largest city in France, is easy to get to from the North-east of Scotland and boasts attractions in the centre are all within comfortable…
29 December 2011
SWITZERLAND has become famous for cuckoo clocks, watches and other items that can be high value, intricate and made in small towns and valleys where there…
13 December 2011
STAVANGER has a slogan "Everything Within Reach", and it is true. There is an awful lot packed into this town and region.
25 November 2011
NORTH of Vienna, Austria borders on the Czech Republic. The scenery is pleasant, agricultural, forested, and not touched by industry or motorways.
21 October 2011
SOUTHERN Bohemia, part of the Czech Republic, lies along Austria's northern border.
29 September 2011
HAVE you read ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’? I’m sure that this great story was inspired by Lichtenstein. In the fictional Ruritania, the town of Zenda is…
07 September 2011
Luxembourg always wanted to be neutral but travel writer RON SMITH finds his stance completely one-sided in regards to its attributes as a fascinating…
19 August 2011
AS YOU go around Europe, you become used to places having at least two names, usually as a result of wars changing boundaries. Konstanz seems to have…
29 July 2011
PARIS is the best of cities, the worst of cities. It is easy to get to as Air France has daily flights direct from Aberdeen, taking just two hours (see…
14 July 2011
Get up-to-the-minute information on roads, rail, bus and ferry services, along with fuel prices in your area
12 June 2011
HALFWAY up Slieve Donard, my daughter Sophie suddenly stopped and asked: "Why are we going up when this is County Down?" But for the look on her little…
07 June 2011
Travel writer RON SMITH makes tracks for the Hartz area of Germany to revive memories of steam train travel, and encounters magnificent scenery, service…
15 May 2011
OK, we should come clean, as should Dugg the dog. We were spending a lovely morning walking around some of the 120 acres of our holiday accommodation…
19 April 2011
Plan your journey around Inverness by bike with Cycle Streets journey planner.
19 April 2011
Live traffic pictures from Traffic Scotland showing the A9 at Slochd and the A96 at Delnies.
19 April 2011
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19 April 2011
Check here for any CalMac ferry disruptions and cancellations.
19 April 2011
Get live updates on train times in the Highlands from First ScotRail.
