When we booked a last-minute trip over May half-term, the hardest part wasn’t deciding to come to Lanzarote. It was working out where to actually stay. We landed on Puerto del Carmen, close to the action, then spent the week driving the length of the island and poking around every …
Eating out in Taormina is not cheap, and there is no point pretending otherwise, especially with a family in tow. But a local pointed us towards the right tables, and it changed the whole trip. We learnt that you can eat brilliantly here at almost any budget across the restaurants …
Burgundy was not what I’d imagined. We’d driven down from Calais, expecting a quiet corner of eastern France – somewhere to fill a half-term week between the more famous southern regions. What we found instead were rolling vineyards disappearing into the mist, medieval castles hidden down back roads, and wine …
Paris is endlessly rewarding, but some of our favourite day trips in France started with a quick train ride from a Paris train station. A 45-minute TGV to Reims ended with my husband and me clinking coupes of Veuve Clicquot over a bowl of moules frites, slightly giddy and completely …
I’d always wanted to visit Mont Saint-Michel. Ever since I first saw an image of it – this medieval abbey rising out of a tidal bay, surrounded by nothing but sand and sky – I couldn’t quite believe the place was real. It looked like something conjured from a fantasy …
Florence is compact, walkable and packed into a surprisingly small area – but the neighbourhood you choose still matters. Stay near the Duomo, and you’ll wake up to church bells echoing off medieval stone. Cross the Arno to the Oltrarno, and the vibe shifts – artisan workshops, quieter piazzas and …