Celebrating Beatrix Potter’s birthday with an adventure to the Lake District
Consumed by grief after the death of her fiance, she bought this as a hideaway. Today, people come here by the busload to pay homage to a woman whose imagination…
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Wild boars, Roman ruins and piles of colourful gelato: Italy’s Umbria is a fun and
For hundreds of years, Roman Catholics have travelled from all over the world to witness the soaring majesty of Assisi, the birthplace of St Francis.Just a few miles…
Nothing happens in Wisconsin? Rubbish — it’s a fabulous playground for the whole family
Wisconsin! Why on earth Wisconsin? You must be going for the cheese, right? There sure isn't anything else out there!Such was the derisive reaction of New York friends…
Packed with nostalgia, Charleston and Savannah are still old-school charmers
The Spanish moss hangs over Savannah like a veil, revealing the ghosts and charms of this sultry city in glimpses.Take your time here, it seems to say, too much in one…
Poetry, opera and romantic tales set the scene in Verona
My first mistake is to arrive in Verona with two men. One is tall, dark and handsome. The other is fair, with mesmerising green eyes.'Which will you choose?', winks a…
A holiday next door to haunted old ruins? This cottage couldn’t be any closer to spooky
The four-person Refectory Cottage sits next to Yorkshire's Rievaulx AbbeyThis newly refurbished holiday home for hire is owned by English HeritageYou can…
Grindelwald in Switzerland has an alternative to skiing called ‘velogemel’ snow bikes
Jo Kessel and her children wanted a winter snow holiday with a difference They tried out the Swiss village of Grindelwald, and its amazing snow-bikesTheir…
Palermo has shaken off Mafia stigma and is now city full of vibrant culture
Sunday morning is when the Sicilian mammas stock up their larders.Stalls in Palermo's medieval streets are piled high with tarrochi (blood oranges), artichokes and…
A carnival in the Canaries: Party on in Gran Canaria
A carnival in the Canaries: Forget Rio de Janeiro, Gran Canaria is the place for a flamboyant pre-Lent party in 2017Very few tourists consider the Canary…
Still in party mode? Head to buzzing Tel Aviv in Israel
They call it the party capital of the Middle East. And judging by the cheerful crowd heading for the beach there’s no limit on their capacity to enjoy themselves.In a…