A real insight into Headwater’s Secrets of Andalucía holiday from Reservation Consultant, Karen Yates… When I was asked recently if I would like to join my colleague Charlie on a trip to Andalucía I jumped at the chance. I have spent quite a lot of time in the region but never in the area of […]
Food Glorious Food! Wine Wonderful Wine! Read all about Kerry and Emma’s trip to Piedmont on Headwater’s Gastronomic Barolo Cycling holiday… A three night whistle stop tour of Piedmont was certainly not long enough to take in such a beautiful place. It’s a good job Headwater offer eight night options for both walking and cycling holidays […]
Sasha Hands, Reservation Consultant tells us all about her recent trip to Croatia… I’m now entering my eighth year at Headwater and so far on my list of educational trips I have ticked off France, Spain and Switzerland. You may say, like me, that these are the more popular and well known destinations so when […]
Tina James, Managing Director of Headwater, tells us all about her experience on our trip cycling holidays in France… Being a confirmed Francophile I jumped at the chance to go on our newly introduced cycling trip along the Canal du Midi. Following in the boat trails of Rick Stein in a region rich in history […]
Calvin Yates, Researcher at Headwater, walks the little known region of Carinthia in Austria. Last summer I travelled to the beautiful Austrian region of Carinthia to research some new holidays. It’s an area not so well known to the Brits but Lake Wörthersee, the largest lake in Carinthia, is surrounded by majestic mountain peaks, lush […]
Sales consultant, Karen Ross, and Programme Manager, Melanie McAnaw, travel to Portugal to check out Headwater’s walking holiday in the Alentejo… If someone had asked me a month ago where in the world Rota Vicentina was I have to confess I wouldn’t have known. Well, thanks to a recent ‘educational trip’ to Portugal, now I […]
This week is UK Coffee Week so we’ve decided to take a look into the different café cultures across Europe – and we’ve been quite surprised at how much you can learn about the locals and their traditions simply by spending time drinking coffee! In France, it’s usual to start and end the day with […]
With over 8,000 kms (5,000 miles) of canals and rivers in France, it’s hard to find a tiny village, let alone a main town or city, that doesn’t have at least one lovely, picturesque river running through its heart! The longest French rivers usually wind their way gently through both towns and countryside, and are […]
