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What to do when visiting an onsen in Japan
- Whether for health, relaxation, or cultural exploration, a visit to an onsen can be a highlight of any trip to Japan. Read on.
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- LifestyleThe Telegraph
The 12 best aparthotels in London
Aparthotels are the best of both worlds for a stay in the capital giving you the hotel experience with the added freedom that comes with your own private London bolthole. Plus, the chance to live like a local in some pretty swanky postcodes. Whether you're looking for an upmarket space to call home for three nights or three months, we've rounded up some of the best aparthotels in London for a self-contained holiday – from super central crash pads to luxury flats in historic buildings.
- LifestyleThe Guardian
Why tourists need to respect the locals
Letter: The people who live and work in tourist hotspots such as Florence are engaging and generous, and deserve consideration, writes Stuart Henson
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
‘Simple, wholesome and old-fashioned’ – why Devon makes the most idyllic British break
Holidays in Devon are simple, wholesome and old-fashioned. A trip here mixes two of life’s loveliest pleasures: delicious food and the great outdoors. Most visitors are drawn to the magnificent beaches on the north and south coasts, but inland has its appeal, too: Dartmoor and Exmoor are vast rocky plateaux offering solitude and big skies, while the gentler, Friesian-filled fields of mid-Devon hide clusters of thatched villages, meandering rivers and thickly wooded cleaves.
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
The 10 best things to do in Devon
Never mind itineraries and to do lists; the best way to experience Devon is to be impulsive and do as the mood (and weather) takes you. The best of the fun is outdoors, exploring the square-jawed scenery of Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks, cycling riverside trails, surfing, sailing, bird-watching on Lundy Island, and hiking the South West Coastal Path. For culture vultures, stately homes offer a taste of Devon high life, while sophisticated seaside towns such as Dartmouth run regular arts, mu
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
The 10 best beaches in Devon
Devon has some of the UK’s finest beaches, catering for everything from romantic strolling to surfing.
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
The 11 best restaurants in Devon
No holiday in Devon is complete without experiencing three classic meals: a pub lunch, fish and chips by the sea, and a traditional cream tea. Fine dining in the county is also superb, with four Michelin-starred restaurants and an array of English country house hotels to choose from. There are plenty of quirky venues too, including floating pontoons, field kitchens and beach shacks.
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
The best places for cream tea in Devon
In the home of cream teas, you’re never far away from a good scone. But how to tell the good from the bad? The perfect scone is crumbly, feather-light, warm, and served with fruity jam and clotted cream so thick it sticks to your spoon. Stay clear of anywhere that serves scones with butter, or toppings in tiny packets – they know not what they do.
- NewsThe Telegraph
How the Greek home of the Olympics is keeping the flame alive for visitors
Nowhere does organised chaos quite as splendidly as Greece. And as with other facets of life in the country at Europe’s southern foot – marble statues on olive tree hillsides; the words of ancient poetry and philosophy; jumbled piles of crumble-cheese salad; the flicker of sunlight on an Aegean harbourside – it is delivered as something of an art form.
- LifestyleThe Telegraph
How to get a lovely hotel room for less than £150 a night
With rising costs in the hospitality world and £1,000-a-night luxury hotel rooms no longer exceptional, finding a stay for a snip is trickier than ever. But there are still ways and means.
- NewsThe Telegraph
Protests and pétanque: The wonderfully French row brewing in Paris
A wonderfully French row is underway in the leafy Parisian district of Montmartre, once famed for its bohemian artists but lately increasingly gentrified and commercialised by mass tourism. It involves angry protests, accusations of harassment, a bitter row between former friends, a luxury hotel – and pétanque.
