Travel

Just visiting: Istanbul

Make the most of 48 exotic hours by the Bosphorus

‘Where are you heading?’ The return of hitchhiking

Hitchhiking is appealing to a new generation who crave not just a more analogue lifestyle, but real human connection

The unique A-frame cabins of Sagnalonga

The remarkable houses in this Alpine hamlet are the region’s best-kept secret

Just visiting: Madrid

48 hours in the buzzy Spanish capital

A room with a loo: Oxford’s smallest hotel is flushed with success

A former gents’ toilet in Oxford has been converted into a tiny hotel

Airport runway: flying’s new fashion aesthetic

How we dress for a flight can tell us who we hope to be on arrival

Just visiting: Marseille

How to make the very most of a weekend in France’s charasmatic second city

‘Fabulous food, spectacular  wine, gambolling fawns… Bordeaux is magical’

Do you mean I could have had such nice grown-up holidays all this time?

Baby on board: four families on intrepid travels with kids

Spontaneous travel and outdoor adventures with kids... how hard could it be? Four families find out

Portugal’s coast with the most

The Atlantic west coast is just perfect for sand, surf, seafood and a fine culture fix

Just visiting Bergen

48 hours in Norway’s fjord-adjacent second city

Why the world has gone wild for Scotland this year

Celebrities, influencers and US top brass join an influx of international tartan-mad tourists

Just visiting: Ravenna, Italy

Make the most of 48 hours in this ancient cultural hub

Danishhhhh! (You’ll want to keep Aarhus to yourself)

Denmark’s second largest city is an unassuming charmer you’ll want to revisit

Just visiting: Mahón, Menorca

How to spend 48 hours in this chic, buzzy island capital

Eyes in the sky: see Northumberland from a vintage plane

Soaring above the Northumberland coast in a vintage plane offers a rare insight into the work of aerial photographers

Drift in the Rift: a slow safari in Tanzania

Human connection and foraged honey are at the heart of a ‘slow safari’ in Tanzania’s Rift Valley

Just visiting: Edinburgh

48 hours of festivals and food in Scotland’s capital