Europe & UK

You can enjoy food and drink on the plaza in Pasaia Donibane.

europeA very satisfying walk in Spain

Steve McKenna out and about

Steve McKenna

St Annes' pier was built in the late Victorian age.

Coastal strollRetracing hazy childhood memories in Lytham and St Annes

A pleasant day walking the promenade in Lancashire is filled with nostalgia, writes Steve McKenna

Steve McKenna

Wartime aircraft and exhibits absorb visitors at IWM Duxford.

EnglandDay trips from Cambridge

Steve McKenna shares his suggestions on heading out of town

Steve McKenna

Oz & Isle, the hotel's restaurant, occupies a beautiful covered space.

SuggestionsEnglish hotel with an Aussie flavour

Steve McKenna visits a new place in Cambridge

Steve McKenna

King's College is perhaps the most iconic of all Cambridge university colleges.

englandCambridge is a city of many facets

Steve McKenna takes a punt on one of England’s most prestigious cities

Steve McKenna

AmaMagna in Budapest.

river cruising Mogens says, Ama believer

Mogens Johansen visits the waterways of Europe

Mogens Johansen

Exquisite art and design is on show at the Wallace Collection.

LondonWhiling away time with Wallace

Steve McKenna discovers a delightful cultural fix in England’s capital

Steve McKenna

This is Visit Scotland's Outlander locations map, which can be downloaded as a PDF.

revealThe real places of Outlander 8

Stephen Scourfield plays a game of location, location

Stephen Scourfield

The tower of the University of Glasgow, named after architect Sir George Gilbert Scott.

scotlandTour with an Outlander flavour

Steve McKenna relishes Glasgow on a diverse and tantalising tour

Steve McKenna

The White Hart Hotel is on Bailgate, a stone's throw from the cathedral, in Uphill Lincoln.

EnglandThe White Hart of Lincoln

Steve McKenna recommends the ideal base for Lincoln

Steve McKenna

The restored west front of Lincoln Cathedral is a glorious spectacle.

englandLincoln full of treasures worth seeking out

Steve McKenna picks his highlights of this less-visited English city

Steve McKenna

These stunning gardens unfold by the Chateau de Villandry.

getting greenA French garden to behold

Steve McKenna savours a botanical wonder in the heart of the Loire Valley

Steve McKenna

Megan French visits Tintern Abbey in Wales.

Medieval travelMonastic roots to romantic ruins

Megan French crosses the Severn Bridge into Wales for a hauntingly beautiful visit to Tintern Abbey.

Megan French

A scene from the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart, much of which was filmed in Trim, County Meath.

peopleA character and a castle to remember

Steve McKenna visits Trim, near Dublin

Steve McKenna

Hours after his brother was arrested and grilled by detectives over allegations of public misconduct, King Charles has appeared in public.

THE NIGHTLYKing Charles keeps calm and carries on after Andrew arrest

LIVE UPDATES: Hours after his brother was arrested and grilled by detectives over allegations of public misconduct, King Charles and Queen Camilla have appeared in public.

Peta Rasdien and Matt Shrivell

On board Eurostar, thanks to Rail Europe.

news Rail Europe takes a fifth off Eurostar Plus tickets

Stephen Scourfield with a dollar saver for Aussies travelling in Europe

Stephen Scourfield

The Castle of Light show, outside Edinburgh Castle.

ScotlandA wet and wild day in a wintery but wonderful Edinburgh

Leyanne Baillie revisits some old family favourites

Leyanne Baillie

Dumfries House is at the heart of one of Ayrshire's alluring country estates.

ScotlandTaking in a breath of fresh Ayrshire

Steve McKenna picks his highlights outside of Scotland’s two big cities

Steve McKenna

Inverness' Victorian Market has been revived.

SCOTLANDInverness is a highlight in the Highlands

Steve McKenna discovers Scotland’s most northerly city is worth a stop

Steve McKenna

View from City Tower.

austriaDiscovering the alpine heart of Innsbruck

Sam Coombes

Sam Coombes

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin, 1770, by Joseph Wright of Derby.

insightsDigging back through Darwin’s DNA

Will Yeoman visits a special museum

Stephen Scourfield

The funky basement lounge-bar at Hotel Prince de Conti.

newsHotel Prince de Conti is a new jewel in Paris

Steve McKenna finds a chic revamped hotel in France’s capital

Steve McKenna

Windows, walls, pavements. There's art everywhere you look in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres district of Paris.

experienceThe brainy (& beautiful) part of Paris

Steve McKenna enjoys a wander in Saint-Germain-des-Pres

Steve McKenna

The Apartment is a spacious, splash-out retreat on the sixth floor of Le Burgundy.

stayingParis with Baudelaire

Steve McKenna finds a hotel to write home about in the heart of France’s capital

Steve McKenna