Pat Hindley, Author at TRAVEL COCKTAIL

Hello Colombo: gateway to Sri Lanka

As capital cities go Colombo isn’t one that’s brimming with must see sights. But recent restorations of colonial buildings along[…]

There’s nothing better for lifting the spirits and feeding the soul than blue sky and sunshine and Seville offers both in[…]

There’s no doubt 2016 was a bit of a rubbish year for many reasons, including for me, the loss of my[…]

There’s no doubt that first impressions count for a lot and my first night in Miami didn’t leave me with[…]

I fell in love with Lake Como seven years ago and found my feelings hadn’t changed when I made a[…]

Milan was never particularly high on my travel bucket list, but flights were cheap so I thought why not and[…]

A visit to Falmouth has been on the cards since my niece started at the university there three years ago.[…]

I like cities and Mandalay was no exception. There was plenty to see, do and experience in the city centre,[…]