Scenic Roads for a Welsh Road Trip
Two recommended driving routes in Wales: the A470 and A483, with rolling hills, quiet traffic, and links to Elan Valley and the national parks.
Read moreWaterfall Country, Wales
South Wales’ Waterfall Country in Bannau Brycheiniog: the Four Waterfalls Walk, Sgwd yr Eira, and walking behind a curtain of falling water.
Read moreCardiff — City of Arcades
Wales’s capital: a castle, seven distinctive arcades, a walkable centre, and the River Taff leading out to the sea.
Read moreRed kite feeding station
Near Rhayader, watching birds once nearly extinct — now more than two hundred strong.
Read moreSwansea — Wales’s second city
Gin & Juice: a tucked-away rooftop restaurant with sea views and a satisfying meal.
Read moreAurora in Wales
Woken at night in South Wales to see the northern lights near Brecon Beacons.
Read moreVienna café — Café Tirolerhof
Old-world elegance, newspapers on rods, and apple strudel in the middle of tourist Vienna.
Read moreCardiff — the capital
A quick walk through Royal Arcade, Cardiff’s oldest shopping arcade since 1858.
Read moreCardiff Christmas market
Salt on the ground like frost, mulled wine in the air, and Christmas songs before December.
Read moreHow to add an extra stop when booking flights
Using Skyscanner multi-city search to visit Singapore on the way between Taipei and London.
Read moreCardiff — The Prince of Wales pub
A theatre turned Wetherspoon pub, careful interiors, and excellent spicy chicken wings.
Read moreScuola Grande di San Rocco
A quiet Venetian treasure: Tintoretto’s hall that left me speechless — and only €10 to enter.
Read moreA solo day in Singapore
Nine hours, 30,000 steps: Supertree Grove, Cloud Forest, Chinatown, Arab Street, and Changi.
Read moreThe upside of UK Anytime Day train tickets
How an Anytime Day ticket can let you hop on and off between towns on the same day.
Read moreVilla Necchi Campiglio
Milan’s house museums and the Case Museo Card — design that stopped me in my tracks.
Read moreVenice — Museo Fortuny
A visit to Mariano Fortuny’s former home in Venice: studios, textiles, murals, and a surprising cardboard cloister.
Read moreThe Box Museum
Plymouth’s The Box, Manor Street Galleries, and a Stanhope Forbes painting worth seeking out.
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