Three layers, four accessories, one pair of boots — what to actually buy for a European winter, and what to leave at home.
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Empty roads, cheap hire cars and the best light of the year — five winter road trips in Europe, and the tyre rules that catch people out.
Which European winter sun spots are genuinely warm and which are only mild — the Canaries, Madeira, Cyprus, Sicily and more, with costs.
Puerto Rico at 27°C, humpbacks off Maui and Sedona without the heat — where to go for a warm winter vacation in the USA.
Ten markets, one bed. What a Christmas market river cruise costs, which excursions are worth it, and when to sail.
Husky sleds, glacier tunnels, half-frozen waterfalls and 20°C beaches — the things worth flying for in Europe in winter.
Bavarian villages, a Danish one, lit steel stacks and a warm Puerto Rican Christmas — where to spend Christmas in the USA, and when to book.
Tinsel on palm trees, the best weather of the Thai year, and the islands at their clearest — how to plan Christmas in Thailand.
Grafton Street, Galway’s market, Waterford Winterval and the Wren Boys — how to plan Christmas in Ireland.
The tree, the Saks show, Dyker Heights and the hours that beat the crowds — how to plan NYC at Christmas.
Two volcanoes, 1,700 petroglyphs and a freshwater sea — how to plan a trip to Ometepe Island in Nicaragua.
Glacial lakes, the Icefields Parkway, grizzlies and gondolas — how to plan Banff in summer, from someone who went.
How to plan a hiking trip in Scotland: the four best bases in the Highlands, what to climb from each, the safety realities, and when to go.
How to plan a Sahara desert trip in Morocco: Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga, where tours start, what the camel trek is really like, and exactly what to pack.
How to plan a Halong Bay cruise: why two nights beats one, which bay to choose to escape the crowds, when to go, what it costs and what to pack.
How to plan a Sapa trek in northern Vietnam: how many days you need, whether to take a guide, the overnight homestay trek, when to go and what it costs.
How to plan a Kruger self-drive safari: when to go, how many nights, which camps to book, what car you need, and the gate rule that catches first-timers out.
The European Christmas markets worth planning a trip around — from Strasbourg and Nuremberg to Prague, Budapest and Basel — plus how to combine them and what to know before you go.
A complete planning guide to European Christmas markets — when they open and close, which ten are worth your time, three routes that work, what it costs and what to wear.
Florence in autumn: truffle season, the first olive oil of the year, the Uffizi without the summer scrum, and rooms 30–40% below August.