With its magical mosques, decadent palaces, harems, spice-filled markets and bazaars, Istanbul is a city of sensual delights where dipping your toe in the waters of a traditional Turkish bath (hamam) is a quintessential experience for any holiday goddess.
Gorizia’s post-war watchtowers and cyclone fences remain but you can now, of course, meet the border on your own Eurozone terms: put your right foot in and shake it all about, or hop, amble or drive out of Italy without even a flash of a passport.
Karen Moline believes it’s time to reincarnate as disco-era Cher and roller-skate along New York’s High Line – especially now the second section is open.
The Yukon, in Canada’s North-West, is a vast wilderness with scenery that takes your breath away at every turn, mountains in every direction and a real feeling of remoteness in its quiet landscape.
Tamara Pitelen seeks out Barcelona’s bohemian drinking haunt of old.
In one of the tiny alleyways of Barcelona’s famous gothic quarter is The 4 Cats taverna (Els Quatre Gats).
‘Some of Rome’s best picnic ingredients are at Salumeria Roscioli. Holiday Goddess Handbag Guide writer Eleonora Baldwin took us there.