Travel Tips

Athens is a large sprawling coastal city and capital of Greece on the Mediterranean, offering lazy days on the beach when you have had your fill of sightseeing. It is one of the world’s oldest cities, its history spanning 3400 years. Millions of people flock to Athens each year...

Renting a car when visiting a new city opens up more attractions beyond the city boundaries. From Barcelona, it is easy to travel to other major Spanish cities, such as Valencia or Madrid on the country's motorway network. Surrounding the city are many national parks which could also easily...

While Spain colonised much of South America, there is an argument that it was the Portuguese who originally got the continent's jewel, Brazil. It is a vast country that includes the Amazon and the largest equatorial forest in the world. Much is still unexplored and even more is remote....

Greece was arguably the cradle of civilisation. Sitting in the Eastern Mediterranean, its extensive empire had many remnants well beyond the modern country's borders. The Greek mainland and its thousands of islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas are a hugely popular holiday destination in these days of cheap...

Now living abroad, I find myself deeply missing those quintessentially British landscapes, cutesy stone-walled houses, cobbled streets and edgy art scenes that any Brit is used to. England is an all year round destination and if you come prepared for showers in summer and sunshine in winter, you cannot...

Mexico has widely different climate regions, so there is always someplace wonderful to explore. The best time to visit Mexico is any time of the year because there's a place in Mexico for every season. Where and when you go depends on the type of activity you want to...