Acclaimed food writer Paul Richardson lives in southern Spain but it is the northern region of Asturias with its fertile valleys and stunning coast – and distinctive food and drink – that he tells his friends to explore before it’s too late Don’t get me started about Asturias. I… Read More

Yoga, rock climbing and … fondu. Welcome to the Alpine health retreat where guests are told ‘too much purity can be boring’ I am half-way up a rock face and being told to position my bottom. “Lean back into it,” a cheerful voice bellows. “It’s just like sitting in… Read More

Tourists who once brided to gawk, shop, dine and even do drugs in jail are banned, while inmates’ families face expulsion too It used to be one of South America’s most fabled tourist attractions. Celebrated as unique in the world, San Pedro in La Paz, Bolivia, was a prison… Read More

Lizzy Davies visits a sleepy seaside resort on France’s north-western coast – the setting for one of the greatest comic characters in the history of cinema I’m dining alone in a busy hotel restaurant, trying my best to look dignified and ladylike while devouring a plate of freshly grilled… Read More

A new service in this underrated region offers local ‘greeters’ to show visitors the best places to eat, drink and soak up the sights. Liz Boulter tries it out Asked what the far north of France is like, most people would say either a) dreary, flat and industrial, or… Read More

It’s a new holiday village but the architecture is traditional, as are the activities. Ian Belcher tries winemaking, trout tickling – and a spot of boar hunting Club Med, eat your heart out. Mark Warner, look away now. I’ve seen the future of holiday villages and it involves taking… Read More

Entranced visitors keep coming back to the Greek island’s south coast – and especially to one remote taverna with rooms and its own pulling power Most people who come to Taverna Agia Fotini have stumbled upon it, searching for a path to the sea or exploring the villages that… Read More

Almost four decades after the last £10 Pom set sail, STA Travel is releasing a limited number of flights to Australia for a tenner Almost four decades after the last £10 Pom set sail for Australia , STA Travel is releasing a limited number of flights to Oz for… Read More

As the Leeds Loves Food festival kicks off today, Tony Naylor picks the city’s 10 best value eateries Food blog: know Leeds? Share your tips on the best places to eat for under a tenner 1. Piazza By Anthony Widely regarded as the city’s best restaurant, Anthony’s is an… Read More

The pursuit of happiness, one of the inalienable rights of man laid out by America’s forefathers in the Declaration of Independence, just got much happier for bartenders in the state of Utah. Utah, whose population is mostly Mormon, has ended a decades-old requirement that forced bar patrons to fill… Read More