An Extract from Soundings

An extract from Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales by Doreen Cunningham.

Travelling the grey whale highway

The train ride is a beauty. We shoot out of the station in our capsule, in glorious limbo, past the Wun Fun meat company buildings and a viaduct. Max and I stare out the window, transfixed. Muddy brown snake of river and yellow conveyor- belt- plant flash past. Glittering heaps and in the distance mountains. I can feel the landscape filling my head. This is how my heart is furnished, like the view from a train. I like to be totally occupied in the immediate. And am always, always, longing for something in the distance.

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Rick Stein: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018

Rick Stein talks to Julia Wheeler about some of the places he has been in the world that have inspired him to experiment with new dishes and ingredients. He also talks about his new book ‘The Road to Mexico’ where he brings his unrivalled enthusiasm and trusted expertise to the fresh, flavourful food of Mexico and California.  Continue reading Rick Stein: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018

We’ve been there // Yucatan

The Yucatan peninsular is an amazingly flat spur of land from the south east coast of Mexico. It comprises the entire country of Belize  together with three Mexican States; Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche. That meteor fell 65 million years ago off its coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, which wiped out the dinosaurs. I will come back to that later. Continue reading We’ve been there // Yucatan

The 5 scariest places on the planet

Just in time for Halloween – head off on a terrifying trip to one of these five frightening locations IF YOU DARE! Continue reading The 5 scariest places on the planet