After 12 months of seeking the world’s beautiful places we finish the year with a round up of the most scenic places to spend New Year’s Eve. From balmy beaches to Nordic firework displays, here are some of the world’s best events with the most impossibly beautiful backdrops…
Top 10 of the world’s most Christmassy destinations
With Christmas only a few days away, it’s time we turn our sights to some of the most festive places on earth. From Californian kitsch to snowy mountain towns this is our choice for 10 of the most Christmassy destinations on the planet…
Alternative shopping destinations in London
Tis the Season for shopping, and while London may be the retail capital of the UK, it’s not all about Oxford Street, Westfield and Harrods. If you’re a discriminating gift giver in search of a little inspiration, sometimes stepping off the High Street can be a smart move. If you’re off for a last minute dash here are five alternative shopping destinations in London…
Turin, Italy – a city beginning to shine
This is our article from our #contemporaryart trip kindly organised by Turismo Torino. Turin isn’t always the first city people think of visiting when they plan they’re trip to Italy, and who can blame them? Despite being surrounded by green hills and Alpine peaks, the Northern city is mostly known for its smog, its industry and their emblematic Fiat factories…
15 of most beautiful shopping streets in Europe
Whether you want to browse antiques or enter designer heaven, Europe has some of the most attractive, elegant and historic shopping streets in the world. From mixing our personal favourites with feedback from our travel network here is our choice for Europe’s most picturesque shopping streets, that offer much more than just plain retail therapy..
15 of the most beautiful islands in the UK
Over a thousand small islands belong to the UK, so finding the best ones can be a tall order. From isolated islands with wild, dramatic landscapes to holiday favourites with spectacular sandy beaches here is our choice for the UK’s most beautiful islands..
How to spend 24 hours in Tallinn, Estonia
An intriguing blend of Slavic, Nordic, Finnish, Teutonic, Germanic and post-Soviet cultures, Tallinn (“Danish fort”, or Reval, its old German name) is one of Europe’s more compact capital cities and one of the liveliest in the Baltic states….
Top 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Morocco
Perhaps it has been in your mind ever since you watched the movie ‘Casablanca’, or you’ve fallen in love with Moroccan design. Or maybe you’re entranced with how the country’s warm and colorful marketplaces lean up against soaring snowcapped mountains and endless Saharan landscapes…
A interview with BBC Travel Presenter Simon Reeve
To celebrate the luxury travel specialist Kuoni opening in branches of John Lewis we were invited to spend the evening in the company of the charming, affable and easy-on-the-eye BBC travel presenter Simon Reeve. Having spent many evenings watching the lovely Simon balance the beauty of travel with the sometimes grittier reality….
Top 10 of the world’s weirdest hotels
From hamster dens to beds made of sand here is our guest writers choice for 10 of the world’s strangest hotels on the planet…