Inspiring Travel Writing About Country Towns: Page 2 of 12

"The information sign warns walkers to take five litres of water, walk in pairs and wear a hat before setting out to view Antony Gormley’s installation Inside Australia on Lake Ballard..."

"5.15 a.m., I hear a thud on the front of my cabana, with a slither of sunlight peeping through my batik curtain. Unaware of my surroundings I open the door to be greeted by a wild boar rummaging in the dust a few metres away..."

"I was tired. Exhausted. Ready to flop. I'd arrived in Zarabad, a sweet secluded village north of Tehran, with sleep rather than sightseeing on my mind. But in Iran, a land of soft light, poetic description and elegiac landscapes, the offer of a dusk..."

"We’ve called at Ventnor’s heritage centre where an elderly woman tells us she’s still got blackberries in the garden. The strawberries are flowering and there are lizards basking on the walls..."