How many times have you had a friend come back from a long trip and say: “I feel like a changed person”? It’s a common tune for travellers who have been away for a sustained period of time and the reason a lot of us like to get away from it all in the first … More

Whether on a layover, for a bucks or hens party, a convention or a short divergence from Los Angeles, one can do a lot of damage in Sin City in just 48 hours. As we shall see, Las Vegas is one place that rewards brief stays. With that, discover the skinny on how to operate … More

Why travel halfway around the world when the world can come to you? This, apparently, is the logic behind the latest trend in domestic tourism: “fake” tourist destinations. Dubai, to cite one prominent example, is well on the way to a full-size replica of the Taj Mahal. India has plans to mimic Cambodia’s Angkor Wat … More

You have to be in good shape to take on a world-class city like San Francisco, Munich or Tokyo. A classy hotel gym can help you feel the burn and, indeed, burn off those holiday kilos before you return home. With that, discover a lucky thirteen top-shelf hotel fitness centres.

With Skyfall, the twenty-third film in the James Bond spy franchise, in mid boffo box office form in this, the 50th anniversary year of the classic Dr. No, the time is ripe for a look at how to travel 007-style. Think of this list, then, as a licence to thrill.

Since we happen to find ourselves in the homestretch of another year, we thought it only appropriate to look at our favourite places in the world to ring in the new one. Here, then, are ten spots to belt out “Auld Lang Syne”.