When visiting a destination, it’s always a pleasant experience making friends with the local wildlife, who add a splash of colour and various sounds to a region. From the chattering, colourful birds in Costa Rica to the big brown bears in Transylvania, wildlife make for fabulous photographs and add to the charm of an area. […]
The magnificent Ring of Kerry allows you to explore the ‘real’ Ireland, away from the crowds amongst beautiful scenery. Travelling by bike on our Unspoilt Ring of Kerry Cycling trip you’ll travel off the path to enjoy a more leisurely and quieter mix of inland and coastal scenery. Let’s take a look at some of the […]
Ireland – or the Emerald Isle – has inspired authors and poets from CS Lewis to Yeats and its dramatic and beautiful landscapes have provided scenery for the Star Wars and Harry Potter films. Let’s take a look at some of the images you can expect to see whilst on our Mystical Walking on the […]
We’ve been round Southern France a few times and these places kick the air out of us and replace it with awe. Popcorn advised, but no need to bring drinks, there’s plenty of wine here already. 1. Verdon Gorge Shining turquoise waters cutting a hefty wedge into the French countryside. We’re not sure if the […]
Do an internet search for “the world’s quirkiest hotels” and you’ll see a magnet-shaped hotel in China, a converted former Jumbo Jet in Sweden and ‘spirit spheres’ (posh treehouses) in Canada. At Headwater we hand-pick each of our hotels and there’s one or two below that we think would give these a run for their […]
The rushing and gushing of water is somewhat therapeutic, even the tinkle of raindrops on a window is enough to send many people to sleep. A waterfall is in a league of its own – the way gravity pulls the water from the mountain or cliff edge is magnificent to watch and marvellous to photograph. […]
For those of you like to travel by bike when on holiday, we now have electronic versions of our route directions on the majority of our cycling holidays. Thes work via a GPS route navigation app called RideWithGPS, which can be downloaded onto handheld devices such as mobile phones (Android or i-Phone) or any GPS […]
The Loire Valley has it all. Vineyards, Vistas, a rich history and these amazing Châteaux
