Inspiring Travel Writing About History: Page 15 of 47

"According to an ancient law which is still in force, Guernsey men are banned from knitting during the months of August and September. This is, allegedly, due to the fact that their ancestors liked knitting so much that they used to leave crops rot..."

"On the back of a day in the bustling city of Jakarta, Singapore was a haven of cosmopolitan bliss. All this, and I had not even left the terminal yet"

"Butlins’ owners have spent years and around many millions revamping their three remaining sites. They’ve demolished old chalets, built tens of thousands of new ‘apartments’, hired thousands of new staff and even changed what they call their camps"

"Sweet Home Alabama, as the state now calls itself, offers an intriguing mix of history and hedonism, and nowhere more so than Mobile, a laid-back yet vibrant city on the Gulf coast"