Favourite hotels of 2009 include Dubai, Hønefoss, London, Sardinia, Denmark, Sweden, Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey), Paris, Bahrain, Kuwait

Travels of 2009 – and plans for 2010
Travels of 2009, including Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Denmark, Sweden, London, Paris, Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey and Herm), Sardinia, Corsica

Sardinia. And Sardinians.
To get from Alghero to Corsica, we take a bus north to Santa Teresa di Gallura, then a ferry onwards to Bonifacio in southern Corsica. We have with us an inimitable guide, Marco. Leaving town at 6 am to catch the 10 o’clock ferry, we drive through flooded streets. I was awoken in the middle [...]

Sardinia – Appealing Alghero
About 3 months ago – at the beginning of summer – Cat and I took a short trip to Sardinia. We flew Ryanair to Alghero for next to nothing, then found a sweet little B&B called Aigua, with split-level rooms inside the old town walls: all dark, rich wood, exposed beams and wrought iron railings. [...]






