Is the casino culinary scene in Australia on the verge of a cataclysmic paradigm shift, whereby it begins to, at last and finally, mimic the best of the best in Las Vegas (or, indeed, the best of the best in Melbourne and Sydney)? Is it possible that in the foreseeable future local epicures will wine … More

You do not need to be a cartographer to deduce that South Africa has a prolific coastline. Scratch that – prolific hardly even cuts it. What adjective best describes a coastline that is not only long – 2,500 km to be almost exact – but half-pipes all the way from the desert of Namibia to … More

The concrete definition of “boutique hotel” may be somewhat loose and elusive but you know a good one when you see it. Australia is at the forefront of the design and lifestyle hotel game, what with global hubs like Sydney and Melbourne, UNESCO World Heritage national parks, sublime wine regions and paradisal islands. From the … More

I recently moved to London for work and feel reasonably settled in enough to venture to Paris for a long weekend. The question, of course, is how. What, in your opinion, is the best course of action: the Channel Tunnel or plane?
Thank you in advance,
Melvin P., Clerkenwell

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On the whole Melvin, if you compare the … More

Although we seldom associate the south of France as a winter holiday hub today – the summer season so completely dominates the tourist agenda – this phenomena is relatively new. Once a remote backwater with a subsistence economy of olives, citrus, fish and shellfish, the Côte d’Azur became a branché health resort for the British … More

My sister and I have plans to holiday in Bangkok and the south of Thailand (Phi Phi Islands, Koh Samui) in late December and early January but our overprotective parents will never let us go until I get a definitive all clear. Can you help us convince them the state of emergency is over?
Emma K., … More