Many European towns and cities offer special outdoor Christmas markets during the festive season. These run from mid/late November to early January and have stalls selling handmade crafts and gifts with mulled wine,food and live music. Prague, Czech Republic Prague's Christmas markets are found around the Old Town Square, which is festooned with se...

​The Canary Islands archipelago comprise the eight main islands of Tenerife, the largest, followed by Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Graciosa the smallest. La Palma The Day of the Corsair, in La Palma, commemorates the expulsion of François Le Clerc – known as the fearsome Pata de Palo, who besieged a...

The French region of Savoie Mont Blanc covers two-thirds of the French Alps. It takes in mountain resorts including Val d'Isère, Méribel, Morzine-Avoriaz and Chamonix along with Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Valloire and Le Grand Bornand. With 112 mountain resorts in total, Savoie Mont Blanc is gearing up to the summer season focussed on healthy living...

The island of fire and ice is chock full of natural wonders. You can sense it. There's something supernatural at play as we snorkel the Silfra fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park. "Sure, it has some special energy," says our guide Gretar Thorlaks with a laugh. "How can it not? You'r...

Dear Evan Hansen is a powerful musical drama for our social media age. On its 2016 Broadway opening, the production won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score, with the subsequent London production picking up three Olivier Awards, including for Best New Musical and Best Original Score. Though the timescales may vary, every theatrical...

The south-west English county of Devon takes in sandy beaches, fossil cliffs, small country and coastal towns and villages and national parks. Many visitors look to the cities of Plymouth or Exeter, head for the English Riviera resorts of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham or opt for Exmoor. Equally well worth a visit is the area of the county within th...