Look out!’ cries my eight-year-old daughter, Sofia. I turn on my sun lounger. Heading towards us at a steady, but determined, pace is an enormous camel. This ... read more
Follow the river to France at its finest: Cycling and kayaking the Loire Valley, that Gallic haven of castles and charm The Loire region of France is famed f... read more
Were Lanzarote a woman, she’d be feisty and combustible. The smallest of the four main Canary Islands is dubbed the Hawaii of Europe. Like her larger sist... read more
My first mistake is to arrive in Verona with two men. One is tall, dark and handsome. The other is fair, with mesmerising green eyes. ‘Which will you choo... read more
Conversations around the pool speak volumes about this action-packed summer sizzler. ‘He dragged me out of my sun lounger, made me go sailing, hit me on the h... read more
Of all the countries in all the world, India least needs a festival of colour. An ordinary day is a celebration of every shade – from canary yellow saris tr... read more
We call it the most beautiful cul-de-sac in the world, says our host, gesturing at the Alpine panorama. This particular no-throughroad lies beneath an impassabl... read more
Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to go to Norway. It was those glossy black-and-white photos of fjords and fishing boats that caught my imagination. And ... read more
They call it the party capital of the Middle East. And judging by the cheerful crowd heading for the beach there’s no limit on their capacity to enjoy themsel... read more
Skiing has always been an expensive pastime – and as sterling slides down the fiscal mountain, it has got even harder to take a family on holiday to the A... read more
Tourrettes-Sur-Loup might just be the perfect French village. It’s film-set pretty, starred in To Catch A Thief with Grace Kelly and Cary Grant with panoram... read more
Christmas is over, and we have officially hit mid-winter. The perfect time, perhaps, to look to the future and start planning your next getaway. Travel Mail has... read more
When I was little, the first thing my mum wanted to know on holiday was: ‘Can you drink the water?’ A few decades later and we’ve just arrived at our vi... read more
The ski resort of Levi in Finnish Lapland is 110 miles north of the Arctic Circle. My wife wistfully longed for our children (aged 14 and 11) to be stricken wit... read more
At first glance, we could almost be in England. My three children and I have flown over 11 hours from London, but emerge to overcast skies. Our guide is in a ri... read more
The pavement cafes are filling up; couples are holding hands in the sunshine. You could be in St Tropez — except that a bottle of good chardonnay is about a t... read more
Rating: It’s not obligatory to have your laptop, tablet or any other snazzy device up and running in the huge lobby at The Hoxton in London’s Holborn — bu... read more
The snow is deep and crisp and even, the air thick with the smell of gingerbread. Christmas tree lights twinkle as children slide and skid on a frozen circle of... read more
Budapest has always languished in the shadows of its more famous neighbours, Prague and Vienna. Yet its glorious architecture rivals the competition, reflecting... read more
A slice of splendid Croatia that no-one has heard of: Discovering Sibenik, a Dubrovnik without the tourist crowds Dubrovnik and Split are famous cities on Cro... read more
Mention Istria and it’s amazing how many people are under the impression it’s simply part of Italy. The Italian influences are everywhere — from the food ... read more
Day one and our first family ski holiday is not looking promising. We’re in Lech and 13-year-old Clemmie is towering over toddlers on the ‘magic carpet’ c... read more
