Heather Cowper

I’m not really sure why I hadn’t visited Vienna before. Perhaps I’d heard it was expensive and imagined it to be a little stuffy, full …

If you had to choose three words to describe the Caribbean island of Aruba, what would they be? My three words would be; Warm, Colourful …

“It’s a bit like Bristol really, you’re either clinging on by your fingertips or looking out to a bright future!” Well, perhaps Banky’s Bristol mural, …

Our first day of hiking in the Dolomites had been relatively easy, as we scaled the gentler slopes of the Rosengarten range in South Tyrol.  But Day 2 proved …

Montreal is a city that’s vibrant and charming, with a friendly neighbourhood feel, despite being Canada’s second largest city. With so many things to do …

As I cycled past beautifully tended rows of vines and fruit trees heavy with plums in Austria’s Wachau Valley, I was struck by how activities …

Every year my friend Julia and I set off for a hiking holiday, a girl’s own adventure in which we test ourselves on the mountain …

“Buy what you love” is the advice of Bristol artist Abigail McDougall when it comes to investing in original artworks, like those she paints in her …

With the end of the summer in sight I took a day with my daughter to go cycling in Dorset, one of England’s prettiest counties. …

I’d always enjoyed my holidays in Austria, but on my Danube river cruise with Avalon Waterways, I think I fell in love with Vienna most …

On a sunny afternoon in Bristol the harbour is buzzing. Locals with an after-work pint in their hand spill out onto cafe terraces to soak …