With travel hopefully resuming this summer there is a huge appetite out there to explore these islands. Whilst many will take to their...

Imagine ‘a kind of Portillo in Primark pants’, searching Britain, Europe and beyond for your next holiday. Have you ever wondered how...

Have you ever wondered how holidays happen and what goes on behind the scenes beforehand? ‘The Rail Holiday Maker’ is a peek inside the...

If you have been on a rail holiday over the past 15 years it’s entirely possible that I designed it. I decided to write a book, The Rail...

“Oh….erm….are you sure you have definitely booked in for tonight?” The hotel manager was flustered on the phone. This was Sunday, after...

After a lifetime travelling, for many years making rail holidays, I’ve been ‘off the rails’ these last few months shielding from...

A small selection of rail holidays will be coming soon, designed and personally delivered by yours truly. If you would like to hear about...

If you’ve been on a rail holiday in the last 15 years it’s possible that I designed it. When it’s realistic to travel again, would you...

Hi folks! I thought I'd share my grand tour of Wales with you, as it appeared in a piece I wrote for the 2020 Heritage Railway...

So, we've lolloped around in an erstwhile Ladies First Class Lounge in Lancashire, supping a swift stout no doubt. Now it's time for this...

I'm writing this chapter during lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, missing travel and also the gentle pleasures of a traditional pub....

“I hope your group won’t be disappointed…..we haven’t got much!” Nikki is sitting at her laptop in the railway café, enjoying a little...

“My life changed in 1974 when I woke up an alcoholic.” The older chap had boarded the Llangollen Steam Railway in Llangollen for our...

Quick, close your eyes! Usher your children out of the room! This chapter starts with sex! Noisy sex. The noisiest sex ever. It was...