Luxury Camping in Corsica, France

Luxury Camping in France Expect a short walk to a very long (four kilometre) sandy beach and some brilliant local restaurants and cafes at De La Plage.

Indie Cinema, South Hampton, England

Indie Cinema Bliss The Harbour Lights Picturehouse is on the waterfront, blessed by film festivals, and loved by the BBC legend Mark Kermode, film reviewer extraordinaire.

Super Chemist in London, England

The Super Chemist – John Bell and Croyden If you can’t find what you need from Boots, check out John Bell and Croyden, who are at 50-54 Wigmore Street and online at http://www.johnbellcroyden.co.uk.

The Religious Shop: London, England

The Religious Shop Saints and silver, pictures and postcards, and stock good enough for Harry Potter films (true: the stuff here featured in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone).

Perfume Shopping in Paris

Alex Billington finds herself agreeing with Coco Chanel – a woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future… For me, the sense of smell is entwined so tightly with imagination that the two are inseparable…even today, whenever I smell Vetiver by Guerlain I’m reminded of a summer in Greece when I was seventeen, and more specifically, a lovely French man who, for a few months, became intoxicated by me…but more than the man himself, Vetiver reminds me of the first time I understood the effect a woman can have on a man.

The Top Ten of Responsible Travel

How’s your carbon footprint? Sara Foster passes on her top ten for holidays that give back, help the locals – and keep the planet green.