A neat and prosperous market town, Taunton has a newly regenerated and pedestrian-friendly town centre with Perpendicular Gothic churches and Georgian townhouses. Taunton Castle houses the Museum of Somerset, a trip through the history of the county with Roman mosaics and coins, while Vivary Park has lush flowerbeds and carefree outdoor fun for kids in …
Nicknamed the “Garden of the Patagonia,” Villa La Angostura has long been a vacation destination for wealthy Argentines. Today it also attracts international tourists who’ve made their way out of Bariloche to find something a little more relaxed. Charming, cozy, and surrounded by mountains, Villa La Angostura is home to lakefront beaches, wooden and stone …
This Alentejo town is on the left bank of the River Sado, just before it widens into an immense estuary. The low-lying countryside is a patchwork of rice fields and coniferous woodland that yields a big pine nut harvest. Alcácer do Sal is still marshalled by a medieval castle, with a superb museum in its …
Waterloo is the smallest city of the three cities that make up the Region on Waterloo. In fact, the city is so small that it is often joined with Kitchener to make up Kitchener-Waterloo, which is sometimes referred to as the ‘Twin-Cities’. Waterloo is often rated as one of the top ten cities to live …
A seaside resort on the south coast, Worthing officially became a town at the turn of the 19th century after Princess Amelia, daughter of George III holidayed here. Thanks to a lot of post-war construction, Worthing is now in the middle of a continuous band of seafront development, from Littlehampton in the west to Brighton …
In the English Riviera, Paignton is a polished seaside resort that has beaches and big attractions for all-comers. No attraction is bigger than Paignton Zoo, which was one of the first zoos oriented towards animal conservation and welfare. The crime writer Agatha Christie spent four decades at Greenways, a Georgian estate close to Paignton. The …
In the not too distant past, Colombia was famous for all the wrong reasons. Now that it’s safe and stable, it has become a popular destination for beach seekers of all kinds. In Spanish, ‘playa’ means beach, and whether you’re a backpacker on a budget looking for a spring break-like atmosphere, or a jet-setting high-roller …
With around 7,000 kilometers of coastline, India is a vast country. There is a well-established tourist trade on the beaches of Goa but it is wrong to think that there aren’t other places with equally good beaches. It is just that India’s huge population works far too hard to take a week’s holiday by the …
Zurich is best known for being a global hub for banking and finance. Although many people who travel to the Swiss capital are on a flying business-related visit, there is far more to the city than high rises and stock exchanges. Being a global financial center, it will come as no surprise to learn that …
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is one of the most culturally rich and versatile cities in South America. There is such a lot to explore in this buzzing and vibrant city. Whether a budget backpacker or a lover of the finer things in life, Bogota has something for everyone. By no means the most densely …