These days Halloween means far more than a night of trick-or-treating, and a few places turn it into a whole trip worth booking. At VayCay Couple, we have chased the season across several of...

Salem is one of the best-known Halloween destinations in the United States, but it is not a simple turn-up-and-see place in October. Hotels sell out early, streets get crowded, restaurant waits grow, and the...

We go to Cape Verde for winter sun without the long-haul slog, and keep finding more than the beach. This Cape Verde travel guide runs through the ten islands, which to pick, what it...

Old stone, water and a skyline of spires, that is what the most beautiful cities in the UK have in common, and Bath and Edinburgh top almost every list. They also make some of...

Europe is built for the long weekend: dozens of great cities a short flight or train from the UK, each doable in two or three days. If you want the quick answer, Paris and...

Hotels and bar tabs make Amsterdam feel like a pricey city break, but a surprising amount of the best of it costs nothing, the canals, the parks, the markets and the free ferries across...

Palm trees, a lake the colour of the Med and menus written in Italian, Lugano feels more Milan than Zurich, which is the appeal of Switzerland's sunniest corner. Two days is enough to see...

Vienna is one of the easiest capital cities in Europe to enjoy slowly. The centre is walkable, public transport is reliable, museums are world-class, and the café culture gives you a reason to stop...

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to embrace a vegetarian lifestyle in the heart of Rome, you're in for a treat! As part of the VayCay Couple, we embarked on a three-day vegetarian...

Nobody actually swims in Perpignan itself, the city sits about thirteen kilometres inland. The best Perpignan beaches are really a string of resorts along the Roussillon coast, the sun-baked Mediterranean coast of Europe where...