Random holiday generator: a new city break service to surprise destinations With BRB, members pay a monthly fee to take a European city trip every four months, only finding out the location at the last minute – ours was Seville I’m standing on a bridge, taking in the panorama of the Plaza de España in […]

Yule love these … great European Christmas traditions Continental festivities include chocolate logs in Paris, tree-cutting in Norway and plenty of fish: eel in Naples, carp in Prague and fermented skate in Iceland As Orthodox Christians, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on 7 January with a 12-dish feast called Svyatyi Vechir (Holy Evening). The night before, singers […]

10 of the best warming winter drinks around the world There’s more to Christmas drinks than mulled wine, as our pick of the best winter tipples, from hot beer in Krakow to Chile’s pisco eggnog, reveals Cheers: Gaumarjos! Merry Christmas: Shobas Gilotsavt Continue reading… Go to Source Author: Guardian writers

A local’s guide to Bangkok: 10 top tips It’s easy to get sucked into tourist traps in the world’s most visited city but these old-school enchanted corners are blissful antidotes to all that You’d be forgiven for thinking that Bangkok shrines all look alike after you’ve visited your fifth one. However, you’ll be hard-pressed to […]

New Year’s Eve: 10 last-minute city breaks in Europe Ditch Auld Lang Syne and greet 2019 in a new setting: concerts and walks in Madeira, markets in Vienna, skating in Budapest … and fireworks everywhere Why go Hungary’s capital sparkles in winter and likes to party, so it’s a great place to see in the […]

Six of the best UK New Year’s Eve parties See in 2019 amid pyrotechnics, Vikings and beach frolics – then crash in a hotel after the party Why go Those with young children will welcome Newcastle’s earlier, family-friendly celebrations. Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, is holding interactive sessions on traditions around the […]

New Elena Ferrante-inspired street art to be unveiled in Naples The author’s Neapolitan novels and the TV adaptation My Brilliant Friend have brought attention to Naples’ Rione Luzzatti district, where a dramatic mural will become a major draw Elena Ferrante fever spread across the globe with the release of the author’s Neapolitan novels, but it […]

A local’s guide to Granada: 10 top tips Once you’ve ticked off the Alhambra, check out Granada’s edgier barrio culture, with both alternative and traditional bars, great flamenco, food and street art The Alhambra may be Spain’s most visited attraction year on year, but wandering the hills and the backstreets of Granada’s barrios will give […]

An affordable winter sports break in Oslo, of all places Despite its pricey reputation, Norway’s capital may be the world’s most accessible snow sports hub, with an Olympic bobsleigh run and cross-country skiing a short schuss from the centre I’m on the metro, Line 1 of Oslo’s T-bane, but instead of shopping bags and briefcases, […]

‘Mind-blowingly gorgeous Georgia’ A mix of traditional, Soviet and modern styles, Georgia is a tricky place to pin down. But that’s half the fun of it for Suzanne Moore and her friendTomorrow: Georgia on my plate – a culinary journey We are on the midnight plane to Georgia. In various stages of inebriation, me and […]