What most visitors miss on Kyoto’s bucket-list trail

What most visitors miss on Kyoto’s bucket-list trail

Kyoto could easily entrap you in bucket-list busyness. Rush and you’ll wonder what the fuss is about.

  • byBrian Johnston
Ten of the best destinations to visit in the (cheaper) low season

Ten of the best destinations to visit in the (cheaper) low season

Lower prices,fewer people and a surprising number of other benefits can flow your way when you travel outside the peak periods.

  • byBrian Johnston
After 90 years,P&O cruises end in Australia with a whimper

After 90 years,P&O cruises end in Australia with a whimper

For the millions of us who’ve enjoyed a holiday with P&O Cruises Australia,a special era comes to an ignoble end.

  • byBrian Johnston
The 20 annoying things the travel industry constantly gets wrong

The 20 annoying things the travel industry constantly gets wrong

Badly designed bathrooms,hidden light switches,confusing airport layouts – here are the biggest fails in the world of travel.

  • byBrian Johnston
Ten things we’ll never understand about Ireland
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Ten things we’ll never understand about Ireland

Who doesn’t love the Irish,even if we need subtitles to understand their accents? Yet even then not everything is clear,with plenty about Ireland to puzzle the traveller.

  • byBrian Johnston
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What you need to know about Europe’s train stations

What you need to know about Europe’s train stations

For all their busyness,European train stations are remarkably easy to use,as long as you’re familiar with a few basic operational instructions.

  • byBrian Johnston
The medieval version of the EU is gorgeous and free from tourist crowds

The medieval version of the EU is gorgeous and free from tourist crowds

The cities in the former Hanseatic League in Northern Europe provide one delight after another.

  • byBrian Johnston
The world’s largest collection of living plants is an extraordinary place

The world’s largest collection of living plants is an extraordinary place

You’ll find magnificent examples of exotic flora in London’s famous 265-year-old gardens.

  • byBrian Johnston
Record breaker:Luxury ship’s epic world cruise features sky-high price

Record breaker:Luxury ship’s epic world cruise features sky-high price

With 14,000 bottles of champagne and 68 kilos of caviar on board,indulgence will never run dry on Regent Seven Seas’ world cruise.

  • byBrian Johnston
Sightseeing in Japan wasn’t enough for me,so I tried this

Sightseeing in Japan wasn’t enough for me,so I tried this

Taiko-Lab is up a narrow flight of stairs inside a scruffy office building on a scruffy back street in Kyoto.

  • byBrian Johnston