Travel
Free Weekend? Walk a Stunning Coastal Section of the Essex Way to Old Harwich
We’re only doing one full day’s walking to Harwich, cramming the 16 miles into a single Saturday. It rains the night before – but next morning the sun beams, the sky blue
Free Weekend? Explore Clapham Old Town
Having been born outside of London, it was always something of an eye opener when speaking with ‘real’ Londoners about the great North/South divide. And …
Free Weekend? Explore the Alentejo, Portugal
I’m driving down one of those big, wide, freshly tarmacked motorways that’s so new the Sat Nav doesn’t even know it exists (neither does anyone …
Free Weekend? Explore West Sussex
If anticipation heightens the start of a holiday, then there can be no better destination than West Sussex. The journey by car requires crawling through …
Free Weekend? Explore Hackney Wick
Kentishtowners are blessed when it comes to some of the best travel connections in London. East, south, north, west – a piece of the proverbial. …
Free Weekend? Explore Plockton, Scottish Highlands
With a climate so mild that palm trees thrive along Loch Carron, its quality of light has for decades attracted artists. Stephen Emms reports
Free Week? Explore Rwanda
A few glasses of white wine, an all-you-can-eat Ethiopian buffet and some shots of sambuca while discussing the relative merits of the Lock Tavern versus …
Free Weekend? How To Do a London Canal Holiday Lock-Free (Back to the Manor)
We love the canal here at KTHQ. East or west, we’ve walked it all. And every time, we stare longingly at the narrowboats and ponder …
Free Weekend? Pop Over To Lille, France
Morning Your weekend officially starts down the road from NW5 in St Pancras, so join the throng at the champagne bar for a quick flute …
Morocco, Part 2: Marrakech to the High Atlas
Last week you may remember we travelled from Tangier to Fes. A seven hour train took us on to Marrakech. Having visited regularly at the …
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