Montreal is Canada’s best city: Here’s why…
David Whitley compares his experiences in Canada’s big three metropoles. A free gig in Montreal Sidling down past cafés and restaurants that have abandoned their usual premises to sell their…
Muri, Rarotonga: The perfect holiday town?
On Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, David Whitley discovers that a decade can make a substantial difference. How Muri has changed Muri doesn’t quite look or feel like it did.…
Why booking a family holiday is horrible – and how to improve it
The problem with booking a family holiday Last night, I booked a holiday. I remember a time when this used to be relatively simple – find the cheapest flight, pick…
The two things Rome’s piazzas sadly lack
The famous squares of Rome There’s a certain romance to the grand piazzas of Rome. Bernini’s symmetry and classicism makes St Peter’s Square justifiably revered worldwide, the grand fountains of…
The destination I adored that I never want to go back to
In 2012, what seems like a lifetime ago, I decided to go to Palau on a whim. At the time, I knew nothing about Palau, other than it was the…
How travelling as a parent has changed me
When seeing the world becomes less important than letting little people see it. Daisy and the Sistine Chapel “Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!” came the cry from upstairs, followed by the…
In praise of the decent restaurant within a short walk of your hotel
Repeat after me: Not every meal needs to be an adventure. Before I write this exhausted. I have spent four days on my feet, walking back and forth across Rome,…
Why I hated the Sistine Chapel
I went to see one of the greatest pieces of art ever created, and it was awful. The Conclave Fantasy If I was a cardinal, I would drag the Conclave…
