Step out of the sea and straight into one of these drinking dens, many offering top-notch food and cocktails – plus a party atmosphere after sundown • More in: France | Portugal | Spain From modest beginnings as a few friends who learned to catch the waves at Kolibithra beach, Tinos Surf Lessons has become…

On 12 August 2017, Samoan Ministry of Health notified of a possible outbreak of dengue fever. The level of the advice has not changed. Exercise normal safety precautions in Samoa. Source: Smart traveller

There’s more to the world’s busiest passenger port than ferries and military history – it is looking forward with a new architectural walking trail along the Kent coast. We get a preview On a hazy summer morning, Dover harbour appears to be in a state of perpetual motion. Beneath the white cliffs, cross-Channel ferries glide…

Accidental detours are embraced on a family break amid the Lot valley’s forests, abbeys and wildlife – all in the company of Lulu, their trusted donkey companion A riding holiday used to be my ultimate dream: for 30 horse-mad years, I stared out of car windows and imagined galloping across moors and fields, fast and…