Madrid has a pulsing energy that never quiets. Having been to Madrid many times over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to experience staying close to the action and away from the tourist crowds. My two favourite areas are Malasaña and Chueca if you’re with friends. Travelling to Madrid with …
In Bucharest, choose where you stay carefully – particularly if you only have a few days. I arrived to snow settling over the rooftops, and what stuck with me was how walkable the centre is once you’re in the right spot, with grand boulevards, cobbled streets and half the sights …
Costa Adeje is where I’ve eaten some of my favourite meals in Tenerife, and I’ve been coming back for years. This resort town on the island’s southern coast has quietly become one of the best places to eat in the Canary Islands. The stretch from Playa del Duque down to …
Istanbul isn’t one city, and it doesn’t have a single city centre. It’s a collection of neighbourhoods with their own moods, and the gap between them is bigger than any map suggests. Two areas can sit 10 minutes apart and feel like different countries, which is why “where should I …
There is nowhere else on earth quite like Istanbul. Not even close. This is a city that sits across two continents, one foot in Europe, the other in Asia, and you feel that duality everywhere. In the skyline, where Byzantine domes and Ottoman minarets rise together above the Bosphorus. In …
Europe in December is a particular kind of special. Wooden chalets glowing under festive lights, the smell of roasting chestnuts and mulled wine, a giant Christmas tree in the middle of a medieval square. The best European Christmas markets run from late November to Christmas Eve, and most are free …