Plain Sailing

Letter from the Editor

… we’ve been meeting the inhabitants of Yellowstone National Park

A kaleidoscope of lanterns in India and more images from around the world

Why not get involved? We’d love to include your best

Feel the force

THE TRADITIONAL CASTELLS(human towers) of Catalonia are one of the

New Hotel Trend

BIG CHAINS Hilton and Marriott are among the hospitality monoliths

The Pilot

Those who’ve struggled to make themselves understood abroad (i.e. everyone)

Sneakairs

EasyJet has developed a prototype ‘smart shoe’ that uses smartphones’

Arabian nights

RUMOURS ABOUND THAT Saudi Arabia will soon start issuing tourist

Safari

Set on the banks of the Zambezi River in the

Destination Dining

For the first time ever an Italian eatery has nabbed

Something to Declare

Travel, at its best, is about discovery: about losing yourself

Bag it Up

Make this summer the one you totally nail packing. Our

Budget Vegas

High rollers and slot jockeys alike can now book the

Chill out on Ibiza’s quieter sister island

If Ibiza is the island equivalent of a massive night

Take residence in resplendent Penzance

Once infamous for pirates, Penzance should today be better known

Pop-up art in Liverpool

The Liverpool Biennial commences this July, with installations including ancient

Museum galleries galore in Edinburgh

Who knew Dolly the Sheep was named after Dolly Parton?

A midsummer night’s dream ticket

As fans of the Bard know, all the world is

Sail to Sweden’s sunniest spot

An apostrophe of an island south of Stockholm in the

Lodge in a Welsh stately home

Bodysgallen Hall offers all the typical ingredients of a National

Top-grade Belgrade

Edgy and exuberant, Belgrade is a city where the summer

Lay your hat in true Shoreditch style

Long overshadowed by the frenetic assortment of bars and clubs

Walk Austria’s soaring Eagle Trail

Spreading across Austria’s Tyrol region like the wings of the

Great Escape

1 Wonder at the otherworldly rocks of Badlands National Park

The Perfect Weekend HAMBURG

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS British Airways, BMI, easyJet and Eurowings fly direct

Okinawa: secrets for a long and happy life

Mrs Kajigu used to get up at 5am. Now that

Open Book

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ALAMEDA APODACA in Cádiz Old

Moscow Metro

I first visited Moscow in late 2014 and discovered that

Outdoors Peak District

The limestone sections of the Peak District are riddled with

Edinburgh museums

Behind the colourful façade of Huntly House, built in 1570,

Food tour of Brittany

The idyllic little fishing port of Cancale, near St-Malo, is

Alternative Algarve

This russet-coloured, Lego-like castle has great views over Silves town

Budget Ibiza

Traffic-free Plaça des Parc is the bohemian heart of Ibiza

Weekend in Vilnius

Vilnius was founded on this 48m-high hill, occupied since Neolithic