Tag Archives: holidays
I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver? | Lapland holidays
Christmas was only a few days away and the Finnish capital of Helsinki was ringing with festive cheer as ...
‘A scramble down to a gorgeous expanse of beach’: readers’ favourite unsung places in Wales | Wales holidays
Winning tip: fossils and soaring cliffs near CardiffI’m a fan of the lesser-known beaches along the drama...
‘Walking in the Lake District drizzle rewired my head’: readers’ life-changing trips | Health and fitness holidays
Winning tip: Lake District walks helped me to switch offI did a circuit of the Old Man of Coniston in the...
‘We had Norway’s glacial lakes to ourselves’: readers’ favourite breaks in Scandinavia and Finland | Scandinavia holidays
Glorious summer hiking in NorwayA week’s hiking in Jotunheimen national park (230 miles north of Oslo) la...
‘In Switzerland, it’s possible to sledge between two railway stations’: readers’ favourite family adventures in Europe | Family holidays
Take the toboggan to the train, SwitzerlandTravelling by rail in Europe gives you plenty of opportunity f...
Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy | Turin holidays
Is there a better sensation for a traveller than when a train speeds out of a tunnel? The sudden flood of...
‘The intimate and the epic’: the best way to understand India is to travel by train | India holidays
I carry my train journeys in my bones, the juddering song of the Indian rail. Our first prime minister, J...
‘Swim, soak, switch off’: an off-grid cabin stay in the Scottish Borders | Scotland holidays
The tiny, off-grid cabin looked almost unreal: made of repurposed oak it stood by a private lochan, with ...
In the footsteps of a Welsh borderlands baddie: walking the Mortimer Trail | Walking holidays
In the UK, there is a proud tradition of naming long-distance walking paths after talented reprobates. I ...
‘Avignon warmed our bones and fed our souls’: readers’ favourite early spring trips to southern Europe | Europe holidays
Winning tip: cycle the greenways of AnnecySaint-Jorioz in Haute-Savoie will provide a springtime lift for...
