Jamón Ibérico is one of the most important foods to try in Madrid. You will see it in markets, tapas bars, restaurants, specialist ham shops and airport gift packs, but not every plate is...

We have eaten a lot of pizza in Naples, and it does spoil you for anywhere else. Neapolitan pizza is a soft, blistered, two-topping thing that looks almost too simple, yet it carries about...

Hotels, shopping and a sit-down aperitivo in Milan all live up to the city's expensive reputation. The sightseeing does not have to. The best of the city, the piazzas, the parks, the canals and...

Packing for Italy sounds easy until you remember how much the country changes from one region to another. A spring city break in Genoa does not need the same clothes as a winter stay...

Cleopatra is one of the most famous names linked with Egypt, Africa, but planning a trip around her story is not as simple as visiting one tomb, palace or temple. Much of Cleopatra’s Alexandria...

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...