When most people think of the Canary Islands, images of beachside resorts and party-going travellers spring to mind – but that’s because no one is thinking of La Gomera. This […]
Beyond the water park: wet and wild adventures for kids
Kids love water parks. Adults do too. But after another ride down yet another plastic tube you might find yourself longing for something a little more authentic. Surely there are […]
Sun, sea, and Schiermonnikoog: which Frisian Island is right for you?
Big blazing skies, slivers of secluded white sand and little more noise than the faint melody of bird song, the Frisian Islands offer everything you could want from a paradisiacal […]
The Siberian welcome: the best guides along the world’s longest train journey
You might imagine the Trans-Siberian as a lonely, melancholic train journey through a snowy plain. But it’s better visualised as a chain of really cool people, who hand travellers over […]
Meet the Cape Cod of the Great Lakes: Door County, Wisconsin
On a drive up the eastern shore of Wisconsin, the road ends in Door County, a charming 75-mile peninsula sandwiched between Lake Michigan and Green Bay that attracts more than […]
Wild Thailand: exploring Khao Sok National Park
‘Up there – can you see them?’ Scanning the evening sky above the jungle, they were alarmingly easy to spot: hundreds of Pteropus vampyrus – or flying foxes – out […]
Four ways to experience the beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel
Once only the domain of locals and snowbirds-in-the-know, Fort Myers & Sanibel is fast becoming a destination in its own right and a worthy alternative to the higher price tags […]
Havana shows off its sporty side
It doesn’t take much time to realize that Havana has almost no tranquil open-air areas – the city vibrates with children’s improvised pelota (baseball) championships, world-class boxing matches in roofless gyms […]
Cantabria: discovering Spain’s little-visited north coast
Sitting pretty on the Iberian Peninsula’s north coast, tiny Cantabria offers a completely different vision of Spain. Still largely unknown to outsiders – Spanish tourists here outnumber foreigners 4 to […]
Hiking the scenic border-to-border Lebanon Mountain Trail
The 470km-long Lebanon Mountain Trail traverses the full length of this tiny Middle Eastern country, passing through ancient cedar forests and olive orchards, and ambling by rushing waterfalls, Roman temples […]