Why New York is a city built on the written word
To have been born there and live there all your life? It is hard to imagine any author having a greater privilege
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
Unplugging in the Western Ghats
No coffee, no booze, no news and no shoes at Dharana Wellness Retreat
A tale of two safaris
Why you should pair the Maasai Mara’s iconic savannah-scapes with Kenya’s Northern Frontier
Going ham in Andalusia
I didn’t think it was possible to eat all day, but when the food is this good and meticulously chosen, it is
June 17, 2024
Rewilding the world
The movement to bring back wildlife and nature is gaining steam
A mystery on Mount Everest
A century on, the outcome of George Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine’s tragic ascent still looms large over the world’s highest mountain
Paris: a gold-medal minibreak
As the Olympic Games descend on the French capital this July, the contest that really matters for this sports-shy travel writer is where to stay
You know when you’ve been ‘Peru’d’
A South American adventure
May 29, 2024
A solo summer sojourn in the Algarve’s Pine Cliffs resort
This being Portugal, the food is of a naturally high standard
May 18, 2024
Where to eat, drink and stay in Cape Town
Ever-excellent spots in South Africa’s epicurean dreamland
May 15, 2024
Lisbon and the Algarve: the spots I find hard to share
The secret’s out, so here are the spots I recommend you book ahead
Loving Las Vegas
Food tastes so much better with jetlag
On D-Day at eighty
All the sadness of lost youth hovers over Normandy
A terrible tale of a French village
With the eightieth anniversary of the Oradour massacre this summer, the descendants of the victims are making sure they are not forgotten
The Galápagos evolution even Darwin didn’t foresee
Is eco-tourism sustainable? The islands will tell
Dispatch from an unloved borough
Staten Island shouldn’t be overlooked
May 10, 2024
Swapping aprés ski for aprés spa
A spa hotel: key to surviving a ski festival in your thirties
April 16, 2024
Bringing back rhinos in Pakistan
A foundation set up by my grandfather is trying to reintroduce the greater one-horned rhinoceros to its ancient heartland
March 17, 2024
Montréal serves up a surprising array of off-season delights
The hardy Québécois have found ways to keep the bleakness at bay
My first family goose hunt
Conservation, it turns out, is addicting
How serious is the feral pig problem?
The pests are lucrative, at least for the hunting business
March 14, 2024
London to Amsterdam via Brussels: taking the long way
My spin on Eurostar’s post-Brexit security checks: slow travel
February 15, 2024
Megève’s enduring magic
Celebrities may have moved onto flashier Alpine neighbors, but this iconic French ski resort still has star quality
Plogging: Europe’s bizarre eco-friendly fitness craze
Italy has hosted the championships since they began in 2021, first in Torino and now in Genoa
Mökki life and Moomin minutiae in Finland
We arrive at a stream that eventually leads down to Lake Poikkipuoliainen. Stopping to look, it occurs to me that I’ve not seen another soul in days
January 23, 2024
The vagabond spirit of Mirleft, Morocco’s surf nook
A mile past the sleepy little town’s dusty high street lie cliffs of California proportions — with swells to match
Swimming with sharks is nothing to be scared of
There is a thrill to heading out to sea searching for these magnificent creatures
December 22, 2023
Hogmanay in Edinburgh is a marvelous experience
The city is a seductive place to visit, any time of year
December 21, 2023
How to celebrate Christmas in London
Wrap up warm and get walking
