Category: Country

An eye for a bargain

Emma Killick translates second-hand shopping in France. Everyone knows about “antiques”, but in France there are actually many different sources for second-hand goods.

Tea by the sea

Jessica Adams reveals where the best cuppa can be found in Brighton.

Boho Soho

Jane de Teliga ducks away from the London high street to discover still-swinging London.

Lessons From Lost Luggage

Holiday Goddess Editor Tamara Pitelen’s cautionary tale on lessening the pain of luggage gone astray.

In the footsteps of philosophers

In Athens, a sense of history can be found where you least expect it, writes Alexandra Billington.

Making tracks

Anneli Knight traverses the South Australian Desert. You can travel through the dusty back roads of the South Australian desert without passing another vehicle, and that is a key to it’s delight.

Gastronomy on the go

Emma Killick guides a foodie’s tour of Toulouse. Many heading to the south of France bypass the cities, but if you’re arriving by plane or train or picking up a hire car, I definitely recommend at least a quick stop in Toulouse.

Bush boho

It’s the word on every upwardly mobile Melburnian’s lips, just beneath the cappuccino moustache.

Cult British Notebooks and Diaries – London, England

Cult British Notebooks and Diaries Smythson produces visiting cards, writing paper and wedding invitations for the great and the good.

Beryl Cook Drank Here – Plymouth, England

Much-loved painter Beryl Cook drank at The Dolphin in Plymouth and also immortalised the place, in one of her chunky-women art works.

Colin Dexter’s local pub in Oxford, England

An Inspector Morse Approved Pub Inspector Morse writer Colin Dexter drinks here, appropriately enough with a ghost.

Ultimate Summer Pub in Bristol, England

The Ultimate Summer Pub? A huge terrace with umbrellas to shield you from the relentless, scorching English sun (ha!)