Down Jerusalem way in Whanganui
Subscriber contentBy Jeff Kavanagh in Travel
Issue 3800 28th Feb 2013
Hidden on the bank of the Whanganui River, a pair of simple cottages are an escape as well as a reminder of times gone by.
Turkey: olives and islands
Subscriber contentBy Jeff Kavanagh in Travel
Issue 3786 27th Nov 2012
The southwestern coast of Turkey is rocky enough to dissuade hordes of tourists.
Exploring the land of the Brothers Grimm
By Jeff Kavanagh in Travel
Issue 3762 16th Jun 2012
In the fairy-tale villages that inspired the Brothers Grimm, there isn’t a demented goblin, a wicked witch or a gingerbread house to be seen.
Corsica – unspoilt Mediterranean territory
By Jeff Kavanagh in Travel
Issue 3708 4th Jun 2011
Memories of Asterix in Corsica lead to an island holiday spent looking for dense forests, crazy locals and stinky cheeses.
Istanbullish
By Jeff Kavanagh in Commentary
Issue 3689 22nd Jan 2011
A day - and night - in the life of one of Europe's largest cities.
The last resort
By Jeff Kavanagh in Travel
Issue 3656 5th Jun 2010
At Prora, on the beautiful eastern German island of Rügen, the beachfront holiday accommodation has a dark past.
Fantasy land
By Jeff Kavanagh in Travel
Issue 3627 14th Nov 2009
A German "holiday world" recreates the tropics.
Divided loyaltes
By Jeff Kavanagh in Uncategorized
Issue 3626 7th Nov 2009
The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be celebrated in that German city on November 9. But although they have their freedom, many former East Germans don't think there's a lot else to celebrate. Some even look back nostalgically on the "good old days" of life behind the Iron Curtain.