Notes from the Road
A traveller’s record of places, provisions, and the small companion who now comes along. Read about the author if you’re a curious traveller, or work with me if you mean business.
Featured Stories
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Batu Karang Lembongan Resort & Spa
Batu Karang’s villas, pools, restaurants and spa on Nusa Lembongan, with practical advice on room choice, boat transfers and exploring the island.
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Tony Benn: The E in Concorde
Tony Benn helped carry Concorde from prototype into passenger service by arguing that governments were buying skills and European industrial capability, not only speed for the rich.
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Gondwana Game Reserve: A Safari Within Reach of Cape Town
How a four-hour drive from Cape Town took us to dawn and dusk game drives, a private fynbos villa and nights among South Africa’s wildlife.
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Hugo Eckener: The Man Who Made the Sky a Place to Stay
Ferdinand von Zeppelin proved a rigid airship could fly. Hugo Eckener turned it into a timetable, a service culture and, briefly, a place where people could live between…
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Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest: Behind the Peacock Gates
My Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest review, from a Danube-view room and breakfast to KOLLÁZS, MÚZSA and the indoor pool beside the Chain Bridge.
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1 Day in Lake Como from Milan: The Perfect Day Trip Itinerary
My Lake Como day trip from Milan begins with coffee in Varenna, crosses to Bellagio, and saves the afternoon for Villa del Balbianello.
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Marcellus F. Berry: The Signature That Introduced the American Traveller
More than sixty years before the system that became Visa, and a century before secure online shopping, Marcellus F. Berry made a traveller’s identity and money recognisable abroad.…
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AutoCamp Russian River: An Airstream Among the Redwoods
My AutoCamp Russian River stay in an Airstream among redwoods, with campfire cooking, Armstrong Redwoods, Fort Ross and a Benovia wine tasting.
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Charles Rolls: Before Luxury Learned to Sit Still
Charles Rolls raced the motor car, flew the Channel and recognised transport inside experimental machinery long before his name appeared on an airliner engine.
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Dennis Tito: When Space Became a Destination
Dennis Tito’s self-funded Soyuz journey made personal desire a legitimate reason to leave Earth—and helped turn space from a government target into a destination.