Paris fits an improbable number of famous sights into a small, walkable centre, and that is the catch, the crowds and the prices reward anyone who books ahead and wanders on purpose. Spend the...

France is one of those countries that can be approached in completely different ways and still work. You can build a trip around Paris and museums, shape it around food and wine, focus on...

London is one of the easiest cities to reach in Europe, but it can be one of the hardest to plan well. The problem is not a lack of things to do. It is...

Almost nobody stays overnight on Saona Island, because it is a protected national park with no resorts, off the south-east tip of the Dominican Republic inside the Cotubanama National Park. The only way to...

Sold as an all-inclusive beach bubble, Punta Cana is that, but it also sits within reach of catamaran trips, cenotes and a clifftop film-set village, if you ever leave the sunlounger. This Punta Cana...

England looks easy to plan from a map. London is close to Oxford. Bath is not far away. York is only a train ride north. Cornwall, the Lake District and the Cotswolds all sound...

Zadar is the relaxed, cheaper alternative to Split and Dubrovnik, a compact Roman old town on a stubby peninsula in northern Dalmatia. It has the two things everyone comes for, the Sea Organ that...

The Dominican Republic is one of the easiest Caribbean destinations to plan if you want more than a beach holiday. You can stay in Punta Cana for straightforward resort time, head to Santo Domingo...

Croatia is one of the easiest countries in Europe to build a trip around if you want a mix of coast, historic cities, islands and national parks without overcomplicating the logistics. You can spend...

Cuba is one of the most distinctive islands in the Caribbean. It offers old cities, live music, tobacco valleys, coral beaches, classic cars and a daily rhythm that does not always run on tourist...