I think just about every ship to cruise the Aegean since Noah’s Ark has called at Santorini, for it’s unique among the Greek islands. I suppose the date 1450 BC is as indelibly engraved on the mind of a native of Santorini as 1066 is to an English person. That’s around when Santorini erupted, to...

Dresden’s best-known attractions are the century-old Elbe steamers of the Sächsischer Dampfschiffart. And, they’re real steamers. They were never converted to diesel engines …under Socialism, they couldn’t afford it. When the boiler on the Krippen failed, it was simply abandoned. Fortunately,...

I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve asked ‘Did you visit the Barossa Valley?’ since I got back from South Australia. My usual reply contains the words ‘bears’ and ‘woods’!

Of course, the Barossa Valley isn’t the only wine-producing region in Australia … or even...