Britain at its best: Exploring the Llyn Peninsula, a coastal corner steeped in classic Celtic culture The Llyn peninsula is a 30-mile spit of land or the ‘Land’s End of North Wales’ Angela Epstein checked into cosy Gwesty Ty Newydd Hotel overlooking the bay Whistling Sands feels like you’re ‘on a Greek island at the end … Read more
Standing barefoot on a wooden jetty on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, I am being helped, one leg at a time, into an upside-down life jacket. Once I’m strapped in, it looks like a boxy, neon nappy. But our guide says it’s the best way to travel this freshwater lazy river. Worn like this, we’re vertical in … Read more
Bearded, earnest, erudite, Theo the naturalist was surely the most charming character in The Durrells, the recent ITV drama inspired by Gerald Durrell’s memoir My Family And Other Animals. It was Theo who opened a young Gerald’s eyes to the marvels of Greek wildlife. And now here we are being guided through a pine forest … Read more