Where to Stay on the Costa Brava: Best Towns (and 3 to Avoid)
An honest guide to where to stay on the Costa Brava, from a UK travel writer who based herself in Sant Feliu de Guixols and spent a month in Girona.
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Hiking Slovenia’s Juliana Trail
The Juliana Trail is a 270-kilometre walking loop around Mount Triglav, Slovenia’s highest peak, split into 16 stages. Unlike most alpine long-distance routes it deliberately stays low, circling the mountain through villages and valleys rather than summiting mountains. This makes…
Lake Bled to Lake Bohinj: Bus, Train, Bike or Walk
Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj sit 26 kilometres apart in the same corner of the Julian Alps in Slovenia, and they could hardly be less alike. Bled is the postcard — the island church, the castle on its cliff, the…
Where to Stay in Ibiza: Best Areas, Villages and Villas (Including the Quiet Side)
Most guides to where to stay in Ibiza assume you’re here for the clubs, or that you’ve got £900 a night for a wellness resort. Our Ibiza guide for where to stay is for those looking for a quiet spot…
Where to Stay in Amsterdam: The Best Areas and Places to Stay (and One to Avoid)
Deciding where to stay in Amsterdam matters more than you expect. The city is small enough that you can walk between neighbourhoods in twenty minutes, which makes it tempting to book the first central hotel you find and assume location…
Where to Stay in Malta: The 9 Best Areas Compared
We spent two weeks in Malta in early November, chasing winter sun, and we did the whole trip without renting a car. Buses and the odd ferry took us everywhere, from Valletta’s bastions to the pastizzi counters of Rabat and…
Best Vietnam Films
There’s more to Vietnam films than just war films. When we decided to travel to Vietnam, I realised that the only “Vietnamese” films I had seen were American war films, like Apocalypse Now and Platoon. All I remembered of them…
A New Forest Weekend: Things to Do & Where We Stayed
The New Forest is our favourite UK weekend escape. Wild ponies in the lanes, woodland made for walking and cycling and a relaxing spa to sink into at the end of the day, all make a weekend away in the…