Lorraine Worsley-CarterLorraine Worsley-Carter takes a once-in-a-lifetime trip on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. As a railway man’s daughter, train travel has always been a big part of my life, as has my love of all things Art Deco. So, to be treated to a trip, nay...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter welcomes 2019, with a break in the beautiful medieval city of Carcassonne, south west France. The earliest traces of Carcassonne go back to the 6th Century B.C. Carcassonne stands on both sides of the River Aude. It is the...
We have friends who were born in Krakow in Poland and it has always been on our travel wish list. Our 19th wedding anniversary in November seemed the perfect excuse. Following a flight of just over two hours from Manchester and a 20-minute taxi...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter loses her hat and her heart to the windy, volcanic island of Fuerteventura. Fuerteventura is about 20 million years old and is the oldest formation of all the Canary Islands. Who cares about that though when you are sunning...
‘Happy 80th Birthday,’ I whisper as my flight touches down at Manchester Airport. I knew bringing a cake with candles wouldn’t be a good idea, but I can’t let the occasion go without a nod to the UK’s third biggest gateway, which has certainly...
The late, Lily Bollinger, a former head of Bollinger Champagne, once said: “I only drink champagne when I’m happy and when I am sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it when I’m not...
So many songs have been devoted to Paris in the springtime but, for me, September is a fantastic month to visit. The main holiday season is waning so there are fewer tourists, it’s a little cooler so much better for walking and taking in the sights...