With blissfully untouched beaches, charming fishing villages, secluded locations, and the best of the local food scene, Cornwall still has a few surprises up her sleeve. Here are our favorite hidden gems in Cornwall. There’s a lot to love about Cornwall. The sunny county in England stretches out to the Atlantic Ocean, adorned with a…
My first memory of the Algarve is a beaming face and wrinkled hand passing me freshly-picked oranges. Sitting under an almond tree for shade, I quickly peeled and devoured one – saving the other – and the flavour was so sweet it tasted like heaven. Twenty-five years later, I still smile at that moment every…
The addictive echo of feet stamping to a flamenco rhythm. Those first rays of daylight breaking over jagged peaks. Bar tops drowning in Pintxos. Waves gently lapping against tranquil islands. A plethora of architectural styles from centuries gone by. Welcome to secret Spain – where the nation’s world-famous monuments aren’t the only things worth visiting….
Exploring the best hidden gems in Europe often means cheap flights on Ryanair, heading off the main path, or simply finding yourself somewhere totally unexpected. Some people call that inconvenient. I call it winning. I love hunting out the slightly off-the-beaten-path Europe destinations, the places still waiting for the crowds to descend and those spots that unexpectedly…
I fell in love with Venice the second our eyes met, I’ve chowed down on the best pizza of my life in Naples, and I’ve marvelled at all the things to do in Rome before more than once. But it’s the hidden gems of Italy that genuinely have me hooked and returning time and time again, from…