Holidays
Why have I bought a car I don’t actually like?
I am currently in Brittany with the family, having made the 11-hour drive from London on Monday. It sounds like…
My time in the Big Brother house wasn’t quite the horror show I’d imagined
The comedian on her stay in the Celebrity Big Brother house
Hunt-the-iPhone was the highlight of my summer holiday
For years, Caroline and I have been squabbling over where to spend our summer holidays. Her ideal is a family-friendly…
Usain Bolt and the sporting legends who went out with a whimper
Out with a whimper Usain Bolt managed only a bronze in his last appearance in the 100 metres at the…
Timeshare? Think stylish getaways, not dodgy sales reps
Timeshare is no longer such a dirty word in the travel trade – in fact, shared ownership offers stylish getaway opportunities, says Laura Whitcombe
Paralysed in paradise — or how I didn’t see Sri Lanka
Broken-hearted Emily Hill tries some R&R in Sri Lanka
Croatia
Advocates of New Zealand often boast that the country is like Britain was in the 1950s. This is all well…
The Burkini story: proudly born in Australia (and only 60% Muslim)
Behind the cover-up Some facts about Burkinis: — The Burkini was invented by Ahedi Zanetti, a Lebanese-born Australian businesswoman, in…
What makes the perfect holiday cottage
Gadgets and fancy decor don’t matter. Good beds do
Brexit leaves optimists clinging to the life raft of cliché
My column calling Brexit campaigners ‘hooligans’ and ending ‘Reader, I voted Remain’, caused quite a stir — coinciding as it…
Brecht’s work won’t survive the 21st century: The Threepenny Opera reviewed
Bertolt Brecht took The Threepenny Opera from an 18th-century script by John Gay and relocated it to Victorian London. This…
I have seen the future of tourism, and it’s designed to keep you out
We’re going to ruin every perfect place – unless we find ways to reserve them for a fortunate few
Dear Mary: How can I make a conversation-stopping gaffe go away?
Q. What should a host do when a guest says something so embarrassing in front of the assembled company that…
Globe trotting: four fabulous getaways
Cranshaws Castle, Scotland This Grade A-listed tower in the Lammermuir Hills of Berwickshire dates back to 1350 and was once…
On a remote outpost of the Peloponnese, this could be a blueprint to revive the Greek tourist trade
Sitting beneath an ancient olive tree, mugging up on Greek philosophy with Doctor Eleni Volonaki from Kalamata University, I suddenly…
Cecil the Lion’s noble sacrifice
His shooting by an American dentist has reminded the world that big-game trophy hunting is essential for the survival of African wildlife
Anglesey: la dolce vita in north Wales
We teased our friends by saying that our holiday would be on a far-away island. The Maldives, perhaps? No, Anglesey,…
Adventures on the isle that seduced Odysseus
Gozo — Malta’s tiny island neighbour — was once rather a crucial spot in the Mediterranean. The Knights of Malta…
The wonders of the Muslim world that my children will never get to see
I celebrated Eid in a sandy bay in Sri Lanka, watching from the warm, shallow sea as gaggles of local…
Please come on holiday to poor, broken Greece. It needs you
At the weekend, I tried — and failed — to get some money out of an empty cashpoint near Omonia…
Antwerp: the compact, charming capital of a country that doesn’t quite exist yet
Napoleon didn’t think much of Antwerp. ‘Scarcely a European city at all,’ he scoffed. If only he could see it…
Tourists are trickling back to Egypt – to beat the crowds, go now
Egypt’s revolution of 2011 didn’t just get rid of President Mubarak: it did a pretty good job of clearing out…
School trips go global
School outings have been transformed, says Ed Cumming
The charming little airport that ruins thousands of holidays
The charming little airport that ruins thousands of skiing holidays
Onsen: dive into another side of Japan
Kate Crockett wallows happily in the natural hot baths of Kyushu
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