Hamburg, Germany.

Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg is where Germany goes to have fun. And this guide to Hamburg’s restaurants, bars, shops and clubs should help you join in the good times. Where to eat in Hamburg (€) Otto’s Burger Hamburg without a hamburger would be a dereliction of duty, and…
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon.

Cairns, Australia: A travel guide for first time visitors

Tropical Queensland’s favourite holiday city has more to it than just the Great Barrier Reef. What makes Cairns unique? Put simply, Cairns is the most easily accessible gateway to one of the great natural wonders of the planet – the Great Barrier Reef. The reef…
Tavira, Portugal.

Tavira travel guide for first time visitors

Historic Tavira offers a dose of authenticity on the Algarve – and an absolutely stunning beach. What makes Tavira unique? At the eastern end of southern Portugal’s perma-sunny Algarve region, Tavira has none of the brashness and concrete overdose that afflicts many of the resort…
The Principality Stadium and River Taff in Cardiff.

A Cardiff city guide for first time visitors

The Welsh capital has a cracking castle, plenty of Doctor Who links and some fascinating arcades. What makes Cardiff unique? Once home to a Roman fort, but only becoming a city in 1905, Cardiff’s lack of attachment to the past gives Cardiff a blank slate…
The Zollverein in Essen, Germany.

Essen city guide for first time visitors

Essen in Germany is rarely on the tourist map, but fans of industrial heritage should have it near the top of their list. What makes Essen unique? For a lot of people, Essen is the largest German city they’ve never heard of. That’s partly because…
Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany.

Dortmund city guide for first time visitors

The home of hipster football club Borussia Dortmund also has the world’s largest Christmas tree and the German Football Museum. What makes Dortmund unique? In the Ruhrgebeit, Dortmund is one of those cities – like Porto or Liverpool – that gets an awful lot of…
The Rhine running through Bonn, Germany.

Bonn city guide for first time visitors

The former capital of West Germany brings Beethoven, Haribo and a lot more charm than you may be expecting. What makes Bonn unique? There must be some kind of invisible transition line running just north of Bonn, because when you arrive in the former capital…
Liege skyline.

Liege city guide for first-time travellers

Discover Liege, Belgium: First-time visitor guide to Wallonia's largest city with museums, meatballs, chocolate shops, and stunning architecture. What is Liege all about? Expectation is a funny thing, and levels of it tend to be low when coming to Liege. Bruges may have the dreamy…
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubjljana, Slovenia: Travel guide for first-time visitors

Explore Slovenia's charming capital with Plečnik architecture, hilltop castle, riverside cafés, and unique museums for visitors. What’s Ljubljana all about? Few countries manage to fly under the radar quite like Slovenia. It’s a relatively pocket-sized, prosperous place full of lakes and mountains, with an outdoorsy…
Windsor Castle.

A travel guide to Windsor for first-time visitors

Visit Windsor Castle, explore royal history, enjoy Thames boat tours, discover Eton College, and find the best places to stay with this personally-researched guide. What’s Windsor all about? Windsor, and the surrounding area, is about as British establishment as it gets. The centrepiece is Windsor…