Wandering Carol takes you there! This page is a great resource for travel articles and travel stories from around the globe. From hip Mayfair in London, England, to ancient spa towns in Turkey, you’ll find fun, facts and foolishness by clicking the links below. Just a note – spa articles will lead you to my Spas to Love website.
Austria travel articles
- Vienna - The cult of Empress Sisi
Canada travel articles
- Brantford - Myths along the Nith River
- Bushed in Banff
- Montreal, City of Glass
- Montreal: The King’s Daughters and Old Montreal
- Tree therapy at Holtz Spa in Ottawa
China travel articles
Czech Republic travel articles
- Frantiskovy Lazne – Checking out a Czech spa town
Chile travel articles
- Atacama Desert – Hot springs in a cold desert
England travel articles
- Avebury – Stonehenge’s older sister
- Hip urbane Mayfair in London had a seedy start
- London and Hever Castle – Following the Boleyn Trail
- The Peak District – Bess of Hardwick
- Pilgrimage to Glastonbury
France travel articles
- Chartres - Finding my inner bad girl in the Cathedral of Chartres
- How to rent a villa in France affordably
- Oscar Wilde in Paris
- Tracing my parents’ honeymoon in the South of France
Germany travel articles
- Aachen - where great lovers and conquerers came to heal
- Baden-Baden – Germany’s most elegant spa town
- Brenner’s Park in Baden-Baden – one of the most luxurious spa hotels in the world
- Berchetesgaden Land – Salt therapy
- Spa trend alert - German spas are becoming more hip
- Lake Hintersee - A path to artistic inspiration
- Tabarz - Kneipp therapy in a former East German spa town
Hungary travel articles
- Budapest - Bathing is a clean but confusing experience
- Budapest: Searching for Iggy Pop at the Sziget Festival
- Eger - The valley of the beautiful women
Honduras travel articles
- Copan – Wellness at the Mayan ruins
Italy travel articles
- Art in Italy
- Montegrotto Terme
- Venice - Eternally Romantic
Nicaragua travel articles
- The New Nicaragua
Peru travel articles
- The Amazon shaman
Spain travel articles
- Northern Spain – The caves of Altamira
Switzerland travel articles
- Chocolate Chic in Zurich
Thailand travel articles
- In the Treetops – Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
- Koh Samui - Six Senses Hideaway Samui
- Touring Thailand on a bed of rice
Turkey travel articles
USA travel articles
- Arizona - A wild ride through the desert

Great article on Ireland .. it really is one of the worlds great travel destinations .. glad you got to enjoy some “affordable Irish Luxury” .. i must go .. my seaweed bath is running ……….