Spain's region of Andalucia is composed of eight provinces, stretching from the south-east to the south-west of the country, each one named for its capital city: Cadiz, Cordoba, Jaen, Huelva, Almeria, Malaga, Granada and Seville. This Spanish region is the third most popular in Spain after the Canary Islands and Catalonia. Andalucia's foreign touri...

Paul Tamburrini is described as being one of Scotland's most exciting chefs and he aims to encourage diners to Bistro Deluxe with a creative menu based around the locality and using seasonal produce. The contemporary, 80-cover restaurant is situated in the 157-bed Macdonald Holyrood Hotel which has recently undergone a £3m facelift. The restaurant ...

Atmosphere is important when you dine out. Nyhavn has bags of it as well as having a massive choice of eating places. Competition is fierce but this is the place to be at night in wonderful Copenhagen. One word of warning. It's not cheap but most restaurant staff speak English and the meals we had were enjoyable. H C Andersens café provided what we...

The MacDonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa is located at Peebles near Edinburgh, Scotland Peebles once played a key role in the Borders wool industry, but times have changed. Most mills closed by the 1960s and now the town is home to many people who commute to work in Scotland's capital. Peebles is also now a popular tourist destination, especial...

Warnemünde is a seaside resort and a district of the city of Rostock in Mecklenburg, Germany. It is located on the Baltic Sea and, as the name implies, at the estuary of the river Warnow. Warnemünde is one of the world's busiest cruise ports. Images : Boats in winter and tall ships : Joachim Klook Many never see Warnemunde. They walk off cruise shi...

Helsinki, the Capital of Finland, is nicknamed the White City of the North. We arrived in pouring rain but left in bright sunshine. It is situated on a penisula in the Gulf of Finland and, like the weather, it is a city of contrasts. Wide streets and green parks, a bustling harbour, roadworks, which does impede travel. Shopaholics can indulge with ...