Guinness Open Gate Brewery
If beer is your tipple grab a pint of festive ale with a twist at London’s new pop-up taproom. Dublin comes to London’s Spitalfields until December 22 with an experimental…
Gill Martin
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Gill Martin is an award winning travel writer and former Fleet Street journalist – Daily Mail reporter, Daily Express feature writer and Sunday Mirror Woman's Editor.
She is a freelance writer for national newspapers from the Financial Times and Daily Telegraph to tabloids, magazines, regional newspapers and websites.
After a six month career break after the Indian Ocean tsunami where she volunteered as a communications consultant in Banda Aceh, Indonesia for Plan, the children's charity, she is now focused on travel.
From skiing everywhere from Kashmir to Argentina, Morocco to Turkey, North America and all over Europe; snow shoeing in Canada; captain of the GB team of the Ski Club of International Journalists; whitewater rafting down the Zambezi; electric mountain biking in Switzerland and cycling in Portugal; Kenyan and South African safaris; riding elephants in India and horses in Brazil; paint balling in Romania; opera and archeology in Serbia; Caribbean snorkelling; sampling food and wine in Italy.
The Chinese Art Of Living
Think Chinese goods and it’s probably cheap, crude, mass-produced merchandise that springs to mind. Think again. A pop-up Chinese Art of Living lifestyle brand exhibition aims to explode that stereotype.…
Unearthing Authentic Greece In Zakynthos
The taxi driver from Zante airport was, as usual, the font of all local knowledge. ‘Greek food,’ he smiled, ‘is healthy food. ‘Fresh, local, delicious. We only have one McDonald’s…
Five Star Skiing In Italy At Courmayeur
The first meal the kids ordered on our family-friendly ski trip to the Italian Alps was, predictably, pizza and ice-cream. Pizza no problem. But ice cream? Not a chance. Yet…
Après Ski Indulgence at Alpe d’Huez
It was, in the words of our Celtic snowboarder, blowing a hooley. The much awaited snow to end the worst drought for thirty years and turn grey mountains a whiter…
Living The Ski Dream In Lech
Skiing sums up heavenly visions of fresh crisp mountain air, brilliant blue skies, glinting snowflakes, the aroma of pine trees…handsome instructors. On the downside there’s the boot room, a…
A Dog’s Life In Val D’Isere
It’s a dog’s life in Val d’Isere. Especially if you are a fluffy-coated golden labrador with kennels at one of the ski resort’s top hotels. Attila the Hound, aged five,…
On Board ‘Le Boat’ For A French Canal Cruise
Actors Prunella Scales and her husband, ‘Captain’ Timothy West, have notched up more water miles than I’ll ever achieve in their captivating Chanel 4 series Great Canal Journeys. But I’ve…
Champoluc With The Fastest Man On Skis…
Italian men are notoriously fast. I found the fastest. On skis. So I chased him. Predictably tall, tanned and handsome with a twinkle in his eyes and yellow hat clashing…
Celestyal Cruise of the Mediterranean
Our cruise ship was travelling through history: past, present and – if only we’d realised – world-shattering events about to unfold. The good ship Celestyal Crystal docked at the Turkish…