Piccadilly Circus is where London sells itself. The giant curved screen on the corner, the red buses, the theatres down Shaftesbury Avenue, the shops on Regent Street. It's also a good place to add up what a trip to London now costs a foreign visitor, because three things on…
The cheapest way to see Venice without the crowd is to sleep there. Overnight guests don't pay the €5 or €10 day-tripper fee, and after the last…
Cruising has never been bigger. The industry body CLIA counted a record 37.2 million ocean cruise passengers in 2025, up from 34.6 million the year…
Lisbon charges every overnight guest €4 a night. It used to be €2. The city council voted to double it in July 2024 and the new rate started on…
Mid-October in northern Portugal means smoke. The castanha carts come out, the little steam-engine roasters start puffing, and the smell of burnt…
