Whether you are backpacking across Europe, or riding trains across the countryside, having the right information is essential. From "must-see" location lists to comprehensive guides, this section provides all you need for your next European travel adventure.
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I’ve lived my whole life in Britain. I grew up in the south of England and have spent much of my adult life in Scotland, and I know how lucky I am. As with most
There’s an excellent way to explore new places and appreciate them through a very special lens: trail and ultra trail running. Beyond the obvious appeal—moving
An unexpected flower set into the mountain: this is how I like to describe the Valadier Temple, a marvel for which the label hidden gem could not be more approp
Ask someone to picture a national flag and they'll almost always imagine a rectangle. Stripes, stars, crosses, crescents, it doesn't matter what's on it, the sh
Walk into a shop in Stockholm and try to pay with a crumpled banknote. There's a decent chance the cashier will look at you the way someone might look at a rota
I stayed in Bristol for almost a month, in the middle of summer. Long enough to stop behaving like a visitor, but not so long that the city became background no
Somewhere north of mainland Europe, past the last ferry route and beyond where most maps stop labeling things, there's a stretch of the planet where clocks lose
Spring in Florence feels immediate and unmistakable. It is, without question, the city’s most rewarding season—and the high amount of visitors confirms it. The
The Isle of Skye is beautiful. There can be no denying that. From the mysterious fairy pools to historic Dunvegan Castle, the Inner Hebrides' most famous island
In Florence, the most revealing details rarely rise above eye level. They sit at shoulder height, near your knees, or just beyond your reach—iron rings embedded
If I had to choose an island in the Gulf of Naples, Italy —already a concentrated display of beauty—I would choose Procida. Not because it is the most famous, n
There are Roman ruins that come with ticket queues, audio guides, and a steady hum of background noise. And then there’s Carsulae—a place so quietly spectacular
At the very top of Europe, the Scandinavian peninsula couldn’t be more different to the rest of the continent. One of the reasons Scandinavia is my favourite re
I love Norway. Yes, it's expensive, even for those of us visiting from the UK, U.S. or Australasia when most countries we travel to are cheaper than home. But,
Retirement daydreams tend to start with big names: Lisbon, Barcelona, Nice. Yet a lot of people who actually make the move end up somewhere far smaller, a town
When in 2002 George Lucas chose Villa del Balbianello, on Lake Como, as the setting for a scene in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, framing the rom
Lavenham is a tiny village in eastern England—Suffolk, to be precise—where houses lean slightly forward, timber beams trace irregular lines, and every street se
I think we're all glad that the COVID pandemic is now so far in the past that we're not sure if it was a distant memory or a fabricated nightmare. I well rememb
I’ve never felt particularly drawn to caves—despite the fact that, in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, they’re easily my favorite biome. Maybe it was the idea of da
“I’m from the Piz Palü region,” the British officer explains, trying to justify his peculiar German accent in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. The char
