Author name: Cheryl Lucas

There is a place in western Greece where, in a single day, you can frolic at an all-inclusive resort at breakfast time and then, after lunch, wade through an entrance to the underworld. This is Parga, built over a double-curve bay where the beaches are studded with tasteful tourist attractions, and inland the Acherontas River

At museums and galleries, the tourist imperative is often to tick off as much as possible, racing around desperately rather than setting aside the equally important time to take stock of it all over coffee and cake. But as well as being a respite from noisy school groups and other people’s opinions, these spaces serve

Spectacular views from a Norwegian fjord Veganeset Camping (tent pitch from £18 a night) is a stunning campsite in the Norwegian fjords – remote, but an easy drive to the village of Balestrand. The views were to die for, and in the summer there was still some light at midnight. No frills, but good-quality bathrooms.

I had held out as long as I could, but there was no getting out of it. The catcalls were rising; the baying, cackling audience of under-11s intoxicated by a combination of ice-cream sugar rushes and my obvious, clammy fear. It was day 14 of a two-week summer holiday, and our final afternoon in blissful

Free fishing Winchester, HampshireGrayling are prolific along the stretch of the River Itchen between Wharf Mill and City Mill, and offer the best chance of a catch. To be able to fish the River Itchen for free is a gift; this is the same river that Frederic Halford and GEM Skues fished more than 100

Eating fish and chips by the beach, slurping ice-cream close to the waves, sipping cocktails as the sun sets over the sea … a foodie treat always adds to a trip to the seaside. Whether it’s a cool bar right on the beach, a favourite coastal chippie or a great cafe, we’d love to hear

After just 10 minutes in the company of the enigmatic seaweed expert Rie Ladefoged, I’m considering buying a pair of fishing waders. I’m waist deep in the swell and suck of The Kattegat sea off the Danish island of Læsø, armed with a plastic tub and some kitchen scissors, gathering seaweed. “Ten years ago I went to a lecture on Japanese