Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

iceland1

Iceland. The Elvin Queen at the Top of the World

Iceland sits atop the world like an Elvin queen; her beauty there for all to see, but beware the deadly temper awaiting underneath that veneer

Read the full story here
brora golf club

Brora Golf Club Best Guide

Brora has it all. Winds off the Firth, tight lies, blind shots, hidden burns, grazing sheep and even the gentle aroma from the nearby distillery

Read the full story here
Mielcke & Hurtigkarl

Mielcke & Hurtigkarl Copenhagen’s best restaurant.

This is outstanding food without all the hype. it is Copenhagen’s best restaurant for the money. Miss it at your peril.

Read the full story here
Avli Lounge Apartments

Avli Lounge Apartments. 5 Star luxury Cretan hospitality.

Avli Lounge Apartments and restaurant in Rethymon Crete , celebrate everything that‘s right about Cretan hospitality and individual entrepreneurism.

Read the full story here
Sotavento. Fuerteventura web

Fuertenventura. Small but deliciously formed.

Fuerteventura is the second largest island after Tenerife, with only 60 miles separating Punta de la Entallada on its east coast from Cape Juby in Morocco

Read the full story here
Maspalomas. Dunas. Gran Canaria web

Gran Canaria. The miniature continent

Gran Canaria has an advantage because of its  location. It is further to the west of Fuerteventura but also not far from Africa very close to the Sahara.

Read the full story here