Slovenia is like Europe all rolled into one compact holiday destination, with travellers able to find ski resorts in winter, beaches for summer and lakes and mountains to explore. There's the chance to paddle boarding on Lake Bled, explore the caves of Postojna, indulge in a thermal spa or explore the capital Ljubljana. Slovenia also has the most c...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life (Samuel Johnson 18th century diarist ). Other cities may try to claim this enduring epithet but it is to London that it rightfully belongs. As an honorary Londoner having lived here for almost all of my adult life, I am constantly enchanted and inspired by the diversity and immensity of the most be...

Staying on a classic houseboat while in Amsterdam is the very Dutch thing to do. Channelling my inner Amsterdammer, I sleep in a canal boat and then cycle in the rain. It's all part of making my visit to the Dutch capital as authentic, and unique, as possible. I've been to Amsterdam before and stayed at DoubleTree, which is a very nice chain hotel ...

​Red double decker London buses are often synonymous with overbearing crowds of commuters and never-ending journeys. However, Brigit Bakery Afternoon Bus (L'Afternoon Tea with a French twist) Tour presents an infinitely more soothing and indeed charming way to endure a bus ride through the epicentre of the storied city that London is. ​Departure po...

First piece of pre-tour advice is to keep your breakfast as light as possible ahead of a midday start time. Furthermore, don't worry about dinner as you will endure five increasingly intense courses across five Pubs in just four hours and be full on grub 'n' gas!  ​Indeed, London Old Docks - Historic Pubs, Food & Beer Tour takes you t...

​Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with Puerto del Rosario its capital was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in May 2009. Designed like a traditional Canarian village with low rise white villas, the Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahía Real offers 383 suites, seven swimming pools, a ...