As insignificant as it sounds, one of the things that I really miss about living in Europe is popping into the local cheesemonger and stocking up on delicious treats at the tiny Italian deli just around the corner from my old flat. To my mind there's nothing finer than a warm, crispy baguette, a...

Suffolk isn't a place that usually springs to mind when planning a mini-break by the sea, but if you're a London based beach lover then it's a lot easier to reach than the far-flung paradises of South-East Asia or Sangria soaked resorts in Spain.

Aldeburgh, which is just 2.5 hours away from central London,...

Lantau island, famous for it's abundant forests, towering peaks and sleepy fishing villages, is known as "the lungs of Hong Kong". What makes this epithet so impressive, aside from the fact that Lantau is just thirty minutes away by ferry from one of the most frenetic capitals in the world, is that the...