VisitLondon have launched a competition giving one lucky winner the chance to tour London with a host of British celebs, including a visit to the Science Museum with Stephen Hawking and tickets to watch a West End Show with Jessie J. But who would you most like to show you around the capital?
To mark Eurostar’s 20th anniversary, we look at arts, activities, dining and drinking around the Gare du Nord, the Paris station where the cross-channel train arrives
Getting your history fix underground or finding the best hammam in Istanbul; coffee you could stand your spoon in or an early morning swim with locals in the Bosphorus. Readers share their tips on the best way to experience the Turkish capital
Beyond the mosques and palaces, Turkey’s cultural capital has lots to fill a city break, from neighbourhood tours and art galleries to a chic ‘hole in the wall’ cafe. Lydia Bell has the inside track
Britain’s walking trails provide great views of the country, but if you’re daunted by the amount of miles to cover, don’t fear – you can tackle them in ‘collectible’ chunks
The Berlin Wall Way is a 155km walk of history and remembrance which, as well as taking in key points across the city, also leads into its less well known areas, as Paul Sullivan discovers
It’s 25 years since the fall of the Wall and Berlin is celebrating with a vast light installation of white balloons, but there are dozens of other reasons to visit this autumn
Memories of partying in fields may be fading, but there are plenty of winter music festivals in Britain to ward off the chill. Olivia Palamountain rounds up the best, from riotous disco to folk and baroque
Get spooked on a ghost tour, then be wowed by the biggest firework display in North Yorkshire, before calming down with an ale in a community-owned boozer