Thornbury Castle, on the outskirts of the English market town of Thornbury in rural Gloucestershire, is a hotel in a Tudor castle. Built over 500 years ago, it saw King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn staying here in 1535. The couple were following in the footsteps of Henry's daughter Princess Mary, who became Queen Mary, and who spent long spells here ...

The port city of Szczecin is located on the Oder River in northwest Poland. When Poland rejected Communist rule for a democratic future in the early 1990s, Warsaw Poznan, Krakow and Gdansk were the first to become ready and able to welcome international visitors. The city of Szczecin needed more time to establish itself as a short break destination...

Travelling to and through and airport can often be the most stressful and traumatic part of any trip away. Particularly when it means travelling out via one of the large international hubs, where security is at its most stringent. London Heathrow Airport is one of the world's busiest airports with its five terminals handle 80 million plus passenger...

Travelling from Zagreb to Ljubljana – a distance of only 138 kilometres – we decided to take a bus, rather than subject ourselves to the tyranny of airports or the uncertainty of rail travel on this particular route. A flight would have taken longer anyway when you add in travel time to the airport, check-in time and the wait for baggage collection...

Zagreb is the capital city and cultural centre of Croatia with a thriving restaurant scene, excellent patisseries and an amazing selection of quirky museums. It has numerous architectural and historical attractions, many of which can be enjoyed for free and most within easy walking distance of each other. Zagreb is an energetic but calm city with m...

The State Ballet of Georgia's UK premiere of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake runs at the London Coliseum for a strictly limited run until 8 September 2024. This is the first time in its 175-year history, that State Ballet of Georgia has staged its full-length classic production of the ballet in London. And what an occasion for anyone who appreciates theatr...