   | I'm Roger Wheeler, a journalist specialising in travel, hotel and resort reviews both in the UK and abroad. Just click on the Tabs above to read my articles. To date I have reviewed over 50 hotels and resorts and have liked the majority of them. I have recently started a blog, see the link for 'Correspondent' above to see what I've been thinking about recently. You can also go direct to my Tumblr Blog at http://theroamingpen.tumblr. And now I am a Prize Winning writer, after many years writing travel articles I have been awarded a prize, admittedly only as a runner-up but thank you Owners Abroad nonetheless. I write monthly reviews of UK and European travel, hotels and resorts plus related news, views and interviews for Gscene Magazine. www.gscene.com Click on the 'Currently' button above to see what is happening. My travel articles are published exclusively in Gscene and my general reviews and comments are published in the Kemp Town Rag. We are just back from a trip tp the Cyclades Islands - Mykonos, Paros and Ios. My review of Forges-les-Eaux in Normandy is published in the May issue of Gscene. My article on the city of Jerez has been published in the March issue of Gscene. A fabulous city in Southern Spain, something of a hidden gem, just 50km from Seville. I recently visited the World Horticultural Expo - Floriade - which is held every ten years in the Netherlands . It will be a wonderful experience in a few months time when the flowers and plants have had time to get established. My full review will be published in the June issue of Gscene. You can read my comments on this remarkable event on my blog via the 'Correspondent' link above. My next trips are Mykonos in May, Ireland in July and Spain in September. I am planning on featuring an overnight stay at one of Gatwick's hotels, many flights to the eastern Med now depart very early, staying the night at an airport hotel would take some of the pain of an early start. The December 2011 issue of Gscene featured my annual review of some of the most popular the travel sites and my comments on London's Hotel Verta. Our annual Newhaven-Dieppe ferry review will be published in May 2012, the boat is still chugging its way across the Channel as it has done for more years than anyone can remember. Dieppe is one of the prettiest towns on the coast of Normandy. We discovered Forges les Eaux, a lovely town just 50km from Dieppe with their new hotel - Hotel Forges - very interesting! Our annual trip to southern Spain last year included a night in Gibraltar, we all know where it is but hardly anyone has been there. It really is a very interesting place and well worth a look. We looked at Furtherafield again (http://www.furtherafield.com) as the portfolio of hotels/guest house and self catering cottages seem to be getting better every day. This article was published in the May issue of Gscene. Gscene distributes 30,000 copies across Southern England plus 20,000 downloads each month. The Kemp Town paper is delivered to 10,000 of some of the most affluent addresses in Brighton. The combined readership of these magazines is estimated at about 70,000. I am member of IGLTA - the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association, this is a great travel search site - www.iglta.org I have lived in Brighton for most of my life and have travelled widely throughout the UK, Europe, the US and Southern Africa. I have had some broadcasting experience on BBC Regional radio and very occasionally on local TV. |
