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2012-07-31

The first time I ever went to Venice I ended up sleeping on flour sacks at the back of a baker’s shop and getting up before dawn to wander the flooded...

2012-07-20

According to a recent post on member blog Spain Scoop, the Canary Island of Lanzarote is not just for resort tourists but for relaxing and finding your...

2012-07-06

If you want to experience luxury in London, you could put up at an ultra expensive hotel, do your shopping in Jermyn Street and eat in only the best restaurants...

2012-06-29

Spitalfields is a truly fascinating area of London – where high finance stops and market trading begins – and it’s now also home to some edgy new...

2012-06-20

Albania may not be on the top of everyone’s travel wishlist at the moment, but according to member blog Velvet Escape’s post on Things to...

2012-06-13

The centre of Rome is a marvellous place; Roman ruins, medieval churches, fine 17th-century palaces – the atmosphere of antiquity is almost tangible...

2012-06-08

Shopping in a charming historical town is always, I think, quite different from shopping in central London. Oxford Street and Knightsbridge are glitzy...

2012-05-30

New! Improved! New! New! New! I’m getting a bit sick of being marketed to. I have to buy new stuff, apparently, because the old stuff just won’t...

2012-05-22

Liverpool is noted as a city with two cathedrals; they bestride the skyline, dominating the city, one at each end of the great hilltop axis of Hope Street...

2012-05-20

The Greek island of Santorini is probably most famous for its architectural use of blue and white, but there’s also a red element to this beautiful...