All posts by Chris Newens

The original and still the best seaside retreat for urbane Londoners, and a thriving, artsy city all in its own... Read more >

Home of that stalwart of prime Americana, the Kentucky Derby, Louisville is also something of a hidden gem. Despite being... Read more >

An enchanting medieval heart, miles of swimmable beach, a thriving underground culture, one of the most pleasant climates in Europe,... Read more >

Ah, the British seaside: windbreaks, buckets-and-spades, fish n’ chips! In the harbours where the chattering classes haven’t quite reached yet,... Read more >

The famous gateway to Britain’s Lake District, which isn’t in the Lake District itself. Kendal is the ideal staging post... Read more >

Existing just shy of someone’s dream of Ireland, Killarney sits between rolling emerald hills and on the shores of Lough... Read more >

One of the most pleasant coastal towns in a county of pleasant coastal towns. Falmouth is peak Cornwall, a warren... Read more >

An English seaside town of the imagination, Sidmouth is all elegance and civic pride. Complete with splendid regency architecture and... Read more >

Gateway to much of the Hebrides, this lovely small town is nevertheless far more than just a place to pass... Read more >

We get that Eindhoven in itself may not be top of many people’s European travel itinerary. The fifth largest city... Read more >