Ewan McDonald stays in three high-end London hotels

When the heat is on the hikers get going, sometimes with assistance.

Gia Garrick walks part of the pilgrimage inspired by the life of St Francis of Assisi.

Zoe Walker - finally - gets swept away by the magical world of the boy wizard.

Looking to escape the darkness of winter? Here's where you need to be.

The Global Marketing Director for Insight Vacations shares her tips for seeing Geneva.

Grant Bradley checks into a Hilton in the German capital.

There's less to this European country than you might imagine, writes Nic Hamilton.

The fortunes of a humble village changed when Louis XIV built his splendid palace nearby.

Pedalling around Paris delights Stephanie Holmes.

London's watery byways are worth leisurely exploration, writes Max Bania.

Zoe Walker checks into a buzz-worthy new establishment, housed in a former bank.

In Meribel, there's no shoe like a snowshoe, writes Peter Thompson.

Graham Reid explores the cliff-top home of Sweden's greatest sculptor.

The town of Pripyat is a model of technology gone catastrophically wrong.

Rachel Lees checks into a suite at an historic hotel in the centre of London.

Heletranz owner and expat Swede Sofia Ambler gives the lowdown on her hometown.

Catch proud locals honouring their patrons in revelry or sombre processions.

Split from the madding crowds and head for a quieter part of Croatia, suggests Hannah Stephenson.

Malta's Azure Window was a notorious cliff-jumping spot.

Never let a lack of experience stand in the way of adventure.

Ancient wonders and a go-ahead northern capital sit easily across Ireland.

Kate Whiting introduces her son to the tastes and smells of the Franche-Comte.

This country is so beautiful that stunned foreigners often cause accidents.

Leighton Luke beds down adjacent to a beautiful Croatian bay.

Beneath its austere exterior, Alexia Santamaria finds the beating heart of Zurich.

This beautiful Italian city has plenty to entice tourists, writes Donna McIntyre.

Only in Europe is the saying 'to travel to hell and back' literally possible.

Visit these hotspots before they transform from 'gritty cool' to 'smart gentrification'.

Doctored images of the colourful cliffside towns are sucking tourists in, argues Kirrily Schwarz.