The Magic of Malta
Derek Wells grew up in Malta and despite having lived in the UK for some 30-years, he finds the draw of the Island irresistible. As well as being a popular holiday destination, Derek believes Malta is an ideal place to own a holiday home or even retire to. This tiny archipelago in the middle of the clear blue Mediterranean Sea is some 60 miles south of Sicily and consists of Malta, Gozo and Comino. More »

Russia - A Tale of Two Cities - Moscow and St Petersburg
Russia is full of surprises. St Petersburg captures the essence Anna Karenina, the tragic tale of love and hate before the Russian Revolution so poignantly portrayed by Leo Tolstoy. And Moscow, far from most westerners' perceptions, is a mix of the very rich and very poor who come together in a paradox that is today’s Communism. You are as likely to see a Rolls Royce as a battered truck. And wealth is on display in the glittering shopping malls and fashionista patrons. More »

Bryce Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
The Coyote's Curse: the story goes that long, long ago before there were any Indians, the “Legend People”, To-when-an-ung-wa, lived in Bryce Canyon. There were many of them - birds, animals, lizards and such like who had the ability to take human shape. Take a look and see what you think - although Bryce Canyon is off the usual tourist trail it is certainly well worth a visit.  More »

USA

Hotels in Florida
Hotels, motels, inns and self catering villas and apartments »

Italy

Apartment to rent in Venice
Cosy furnished apartment in Sestiere San Polo. From Piazza San Marco to Piazza San Aponal takes just 10 minutes »

Venice - Bride of the Sea
Grand palaces, carvings, mystery. Little has changed over the centuries. You are swept back into the paintings of Canaletto »

Antwerp

Antwerp - Pocket Metropolis
Good food and culture in equal measure. Designers stores and diamonds make this a shopper's paradise. More »

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Peru

Peru - Stunning, Fascinating
On the west coast of South America with one of the most interesting ancient cultures in the world. And so much more »

A Trek to Machu Picchu
Gerald Cooke had always dreamed of visiting Machu Picchu. Then a sponsored trek there caught his attention »

Argentina

Argentina
This vast and beautiful country described by Argentina specialist, Daniel Oscar Licata »

Tango in Buenos Aires
"Tango is music, but also a dance - a form of poetry and a tool for seduction" »

Argentine Patagonia
A vast territory far away from civilsation. A place of mountains, forests, lakes ....

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Holiday Destinations and Ideas for Over 50s

Home Exchange for Over 50s
An exciting and economical way to travel. Experience other cultures, see other countries through local eyes, not as a tourist »

Armenia
"Life in the Shadow of Mount Ararat". Christian Bartok's adventure to Armenia - a bastion of Christianity since 360 AD »

Dazzled in Slovakia
Travel writer John Saunders says that the Tatras mountains of Slovakia are a perfect alternative to another ‘staycation’ »

A Traveller's Tale
Christian Bartok "fell into a dream about travelling to the far corners of the world and in particular Indo China »