I lost my blood-pressure medication in Cornwall and spent three days searching for help across England and Wales — with

Tampere in winter between two frozen lakes: a flipped classroom, Pispala, Rajaportti Sauna, 95°C heat and one very long

An early-morning walk from Seaford Head to Coastguard Cottages, through the white cliffs and green slopes of the Seven S

How I plan trips to London: flights from several countries, London airports, hotel spreadsheets, theatre, transport, foo

Stockholm in two days: a stopwatch tour, open-fire dining, the Vasa Museum, autumn walks and a city I still owe a second

Seven hotels in Lisbon across nine years — from five-star palaces to an ibis, with rooftop breakfasts, Alfama walks, fad

Belgium in one day: Brussels, Bruges, Ostend, Ghent and Antwerp in 40,445 steps — and what actually stayed in my memory.

Inside Fredensborg Palace, from Queen Margrethe’s rooms and royal gardens to diamond signatures, palace traditions and a

Explore Catania on foot through Baroque streets, grand churches and the bustling fish market, with Bellini along the way

A trip to Bulgaria found on an old camera: Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery, a missing suitcase, a global conference and an u

Amsterdam 20 Years Later: a return to De Wallen, familiar streets and railway memories to discover what the city kept—an

Four days, fifteen frames and one goal: finding my best Prague photograph, from hidden corners and rooftops to bridges,

I picked the wrong day for Karlovy Vary: thermal water, Grandhotel Pupp, Loket and Bečov on the hottest day ever recorde

Discover Meknes through my first Moroccan medina, Moulay Ismail’s imperial city, hidden riads, monumental ruins and one

Twenty minutes in Moulay Idriss led me through a steep medina, past Morocco’s only cylindrical minaret and above one of

I explain how Alipay, backup internet, limited English and an early Shanghai arrival helped me adjust to China’s unfamil

Four Istanbul hotels, four very different stories — from a spectacular Bosphorus suite to exceptional hospitality and on

A solo road trip from Izmir to Pamukkale at 3 a.m., with hot-air balloons, Hierapolis, extreme heat, luxury hotels in Ce

I entered Fes el-Bali with a guide, then returned alone. A personal journey through Morocco’s medieval medina, souks, ta

Travelling from Shanghai to Hangzhou in China Railway Business Class, with lounge access, a flat-bed seat, Marriott hote