Condé Nast Traveler
How We Pulled It Off: A Monastery Wedding With Drag Queens in Sintra, Portugal
Two grooms explain how they found a fado performer, flamenco dancers, and drag queens for their 100-guest celebration in the magical Portuguese town.
Condé Nast Traveler
My Favorite Airbnb: A Dreamy 500-Year-Old Manor Home in the UK's Lake District
Just three hours from London by train, this historic property feels straight out of a Jane Austen novel.
Condé Nast Traveler
9 Hotels on Working Farms Where You Can Berry Pick, Hang Out With Animals, and Eat Fresh From the Field
Put your clogs on and become one with the land at these farm stays around the world.
Lonely Planet
19 of the Best Places to See Yayoi Kusama’s Art Around the World
See the iconic works of artist Yayoi Kusama at these museums, sculpture gardens and public spaces around the world.
Lonely Planet
Taking the Train from London to Paris (What You Need to Know)
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The Guardian
Share a tip on your most memorable food and drink discoveries in Europe
From farmers’ markets to food festivals celebrating local produce, tell us about your favourite foodie experiences in Europe – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break Tasting the food and drink specialities of a particular region is one of the great joys of travelling. Whether it was discovering the perfect pastry in Scandinavia, sipping a memorable glass of wine on a vineyard tour in…
The Guardian
My best ever British holiday: ‘I’ve travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like as much fun’
Five travel writers share their favourite holidays at home, from gravel biking in Scotland and a steam train ride in Yorkshire to rowing all the way from Oxford to London One of my best UK holidays was the week I spent in June 2013 rowing from Oxford to London with two friends, James and Tom. Continue reading...
Lonely Planet
How to do London on a budget
Plan a London trip on a budget with these public transit hacks, tips on affordable hotels, low-cost food recs and key money-saving advice.
Lonely Planet
15 of the most beautiful cemeteries to visit around the world
These beautiful cemeteries bring together history, architecture and landscape in spaces designed for remembrance and reflection.
The Guardian
‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens
Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum in London looks at writer’s holiday pursuits, from Kent to the Isle of Wight It’s summer in the city, the pubs are crowded, and the coast beckons. In a year that has so far brought five significant heatwaves , it is a fair description of the current holiday season. But the same was true, too, of the much less frequent hot, dry summers of the past, including…
Atlas Obscura
East Finchley Tube Station & the Archer in London, England
East Finchley is in an area now in North London which was once adjacent to both the hunting ground of the Bishop of London and Finchley Common, over which locals held commoners rights including hunting. The Archer, then, is an enduring symbol of the settlement which the statue might relate to although it has been suggested that it was a purely decorative object and all other Archer links follow…
Condé Nast Traveler
13 Boutique Hotels in London Beloved By Our UK Editors
The loveliest boltholes for intimate stays in the capital.
The Guardian
Share a tip on a city break in Europe
Tell us about your favourite break in a less obvious European city or town – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break Europe’s famous cities are often blighted by overtourism at certain times of year. So we’d like to hear about your trips to less well-known cities and towns, the hotels you stayed in, the museums and clubs you visited and the restaurants and cafes that refuelled you. Whe…
Atlas Obscura
The Atlas Obscura Guide to Halloween Travel
There is a version of Halloween tourism that involves a man in a rubber mask jumping out from behind a plywood wall. It has its pleasures. It is not this. The places below are real. The things that happened in them are documented — in court records, in coroners' reports, in parish registers, in the diaries of people who were there. Some have ghost stories attached. The ghost stories are almost…
Lonely Planet
A perfect day in London
Spend the perfect day hitting London’s most popular sights and still have time to notice the city’s street-level details.
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BBC Travel
Great Britain
Seventy-five years after the Peak District became Britain's first national park, visitors can retrace the mass trespass that helped open the countryside to everyone. Part time portal, part museum, ...
The New York Times
A Bucolic London Suburb Feels the ‘Ted Lasso’ Effect
Fans of the warmhearted Apple TV show flock to Richmond-upon-Thames, which has long been a destination for visitors and film location scouts.
Lonely Planet
15 things to know before traveling to London
Get ready for a visit to London with essential tips on what to bring, taking the Tube, planning your itinerary and local manners.
Lonely Planet
The 18 best places to visit in England
Plan your travels around England with these top cities, regions and sites to visit.
National Geographic
These grand hotels have legendary cellars—and centuries of history
Underneath these world-class stays, the past lives on with rare spirits and vintages, hidden walls, and secret passages that survived wars and even volcanic eruptions.
Atlas Obscura
These Five Unique Events Are Worth a Detour This Weekend
If you’re looking to liven up your weekend plans, we’ve got you covered, with unique event listings around the world. Find exciting events in Amsterdam , Berlin , Boston , Chicago , London , Los Angeles , New York City , Paris , Prague , Rome , San Francisco , Seattle , Tokyo , and Washington, D.C. In New York , you can dive into the world of thrift and vintage fashion at ThriftCon NYC , where…
Lonely Planet
The best sleeper-train journeys across Europe
The movement to make travel more sustainable has boosted demand for sleeper trains. Here are nine routes that get you to a new destination by dawn.
Lonely Planet
The best new hotels in the world
Lonely Planet writer and frequent checker-in-er Rebecca Wallwork shares her picks for the best new hotels in the world for 2026.
National Geographic
Why urban safaris are on the rise and where to try one
As cities become greener and wildlife returns, travellers are swapping traditional game drives for a new kind of safari closer to home.
The Guardian
‘Humans are designed to connect outdoors’: community hiking in Slovakia’s High Tatras
A walking holiday with a group of strangers to the highest range in the Carpathians promises adventure, stunning views and camaraderie We are giddy as we reach the summit, breathless with exertion and a guileless, childlike joy. In every direction the jagged peaks of Slovakia’s High Tatras stretch out into the distance, nubs on a colossal spine, glittering lakes embedded like shards of glass fa…
The Guardian
A Canterbury trail: my pilgrimage from the cathedral to the white cliffs of Dover
After exploring the cathedral city, I battled the heatwave while walking to the Kent coast on the Via Francigena Canterbury for Evensong. Is there a more delightful cluster of syllables in the English language? Old English, I should say, as æfensang comes from that tongue, an update on the Latin-derived “vespers”. But whatever you call the service, Canterbury Cathedral does it in style. How bea…
The Guardian
20 brilliant UK family days out for summer
From 100,000 sunflowers in Gower and cosmic art in Galloway to a bat safari and messing about in boats, there’s enough here to keep you and the kids busy till September At the westernmost tip of the Gower peninsula, Rhossili Bay is a gloriously wide sweep of sand, backed by dunes and licked with waves perfect for bodyboarding and surfing. Wild ponies graze on the southern headland, while walker…
Atlas Obscura
The Jelling Stone Replica in London, England
Near Regent's Park, beside the Danish Church, stands a curious tribute to the church's Scandinavian roots, a replica of one of Denmark's most significant national treasures: the Jelling Stone. This rocky reproduction is a cast of the original standing stone erected in Jelling around 980 by King Harald Bluetooth. Created for the 1948 Danish Arts and Culture exhibition at the Victoria and Albert…
The Guardian
‘Adventures with a touch of magic’: readers’ favourite family days out in the UK
From a boat tour in Northern Ireland to a farm with great ice-cream in Surrey, you share your top tips for day trips The MV Kestrel has been taking boat tours out from Enniskillen on Lower Lough Erne for as long I can remember. We were brought out as primary schoolchildren on a geography field trip and I was recently a passenger for a civilised stag party. It’s popular for a reason: the tour (a…
Atlas Obscura
’Tropfsteinmaschine, 1996-2496‘ in Hamburg, Germany
The Hamburger Kunsthalle houses almost 91,000 works of art. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Caspar David Friedrich’s 'Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer' (Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog). However, among the various collections on display, one modest piece might easily pass unnoticed in the Contemporary Art section. In the basement of the 'Galerie der Gegenwart' (Gallery of Contemporary Art), a…
Lonely Planet
How to experience football in England like a local
With 65,000 traveling fans during the World Cup and record-breaking numbers of fans tuning in, football means more to the English.
Afar
Britain’s First Illustration Museum Has Opened—Here’s What to See
The just-opened Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration brings together thousands of examples of illustrations, including comic books, graphic novels, and documentary drawings.
National Geographic
7 summer spritzes to try across Europe
The spritz has long been Europe’s favourite summer cocktail, centuries-old classics served everywhere from Venetian aperitivo spots to rooftop bars in London and Paris.
The New York Times
In London, You Can Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday From the British Side
Britain may have lost the Revolutionary War, but London still holds the blueprints of the American Revolution. Follow in the founders’ footsteps at these notable places.
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BBC Travel
World’s Table
From Tokyo egg sandwiches to Greek dairy aisles, supermarket aisles are becoming one of travel's most revealing and beloved experiences. Massimo Bottura is one of the world's best chefs and his recent ...
National Geographic
10 European food festivals you won't want to miss this summer
Whether they’re celebrating sardines, spicy sausage, plums or pickles, these events bring communities together with local food, traditional drinks and rich culinary cultures.
Monocle
Five of this summer’s best retail and hospitality concepts, from the UK to Italy and beyond
Museum dining has been given a welcome revamp at London’s V&A East, while ‘romantic’ British fare is being imported to Mexico city.
Condé Nast Traveler
The Ultimate Film Buff’s Bucket List: 8 Hotels You'll Recognize Instantly
Did you know you can book them?
Condé Nast Traveler
My Favorite Airbnb: A 19th-Century Stone Lodge in Southwest London
It's not every day you come across an indoor pool and sauna in London—or a property big enough for an entire wedding party. This rental has all that and more.
Condé Nast Traveler
Your 2026 Sports Travel Bucket List, From Milan to Mexico
From Wimbledon to the Melbourne Cup, here’s your month-by-month guide to the year’s must-see sporting events around the globe.
Condé Nast Traveler
8 Cruise Itineraries We're Excited About for 2026
From Midwest sailings to solar eclipse-focused routes, these are the itineraries we've got our eye on.