Richard Rutter

We wanted somewhere quiet, with a few nice tavernas and restaurants and a beach (there are quite a few small, quiet beaches). And that pretty much sums up Sivota.

As you might have gathered from the photos it’s also a sailing centre, with all the yachts lined up in front of the main strip of bars. Not that it detracts from the place at all.

It’s quite isolated (but with plenty of facilities: shops, restaurants, bars, cash machine) and you probably wouldn’t want to spend more than a week there unless sailing is your thing.

We also took a day trip over to Corfu town, which is worth a visit.

It fitted our requirements perfectly and I’d recommend it.

I’ve been to Cambridge heaps of times and enjoy myself every time. It’s a great little town spoilt only by the massing throngs of tourists. The market is fabulous and the colleges are quite a sight as you wander by – Kings College Chapel never ceases to amaze.

Do have a go at punting on the Cam – even the locals are known to dabble (although they wait until the off season). And get yourself a picnic, a few cold beers and a frisbie, and head to Jesus Green or one of the many parks for a relaxing afternoon in the sunshine (if you’re lucky).

Most people pass through Woking on the train from London to Portsmouth. I wouldn’t recommend you stop, as Woking is dull, dull, dull.

Fans of the Jam will know that the band are from Woking. Lead singer and song writer, Paul Weller, named his solo album, Stanley Road, after the street in Woking where he used to live. His song That’s Entertainment is most probably about growing up in Woking and even if it isn’t, the lyrics certainly reflect my experience of living there for my formative years:

A police car and a screaming siren

A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete

A baby wailing and stray dog howling

The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking

That’s Entertainment.

A smash of glass and a rumble of boots

An electric train and a ripped up ‘phone booth

Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat

Lights going out and a kick in the balls

That’s Entertainment.

Days of speed and slow time Mondays

Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday

Watching the news and not eating your tea

A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls

That’s Entertainment.

Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning

Opening the windows and breathing in petrol

An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard

Watching the telly and thinking about your holidays

That’s Entertainment.

Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes

Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume

A hot summer’s day and sticky black tarmac

Fedding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away

That’s Entertainment.

Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight

Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude

Getting a cab and travelling on buses

Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs

That’s Entertainment.