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The Spirit of Scotland: Edinburgh Whisky Tasting

No trip to Scotland’s capital would be complete without some extensive sampling of the nation’s favourite tipple. Chris Osburn heads over to The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh for some shots, with a dash of circus. The king o’ drinks as I conceive it, Talisker, Isla or Glenlivet Robert Louis Stevenson, The Scotsman’s Return from [...]

Sculpture By The Sea: Al Fresco Art in Sydney

Art needn’t be exclusive, as Richard Tulloch discovers when he passes judgement over 2011′s crop of creations at Sydney’s open-air exhibition by the sea. Why do hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom would never visit an art gallery, spend a few hours every November filing along a narrow cliff-top path past a hundred [...]

Turn of the Corkscrew: Wine Tasting in South France

With three times more hectares dedicated to viticulture than Bordeaux, and better weather, isn’t it time winos started visiting the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France? Sasha Arms indulges in a drop of eno-tourism. There are some disagreeable and slightly galling misconceptions about France and wine that need to be redressed. Number one: The likes of Nice, [...]

Berlin’s Beach Bars: Sun, Spree and Sand

Imported sand, polluted waters and factory vistas. The Bahamas is ain’t, but Craig Robinson discovers that, nonetheless, he does love to be beside the Spree-side. The nearest ocean to Berlin is over 200km away — and North Sea beaches aren’t known for Caribbean weather and rum drinks. But Berliners pay no heed to obvious geographical [...]

Budapest Baths: Some Like It Hot

Stuart Wadsworth visits five of Budapest’s famous bath houses, where he encounters boardgames, beers, rub downs and raves… and still allows himself plenty of scope for a relaxing soak. “This is the place where Budapest comes to chill out,” Laszlo, a banker in Pest, tells me. “Many people come here to relax, but some come [...]