Chris Newens

Billed as the “best beer town” in Canada, Vancouver’s beer scene has exploded in the past few years.…

By Chris Newens · Aug 4

Wistful and grey, Galicia is also a land of lush valleys dotted with pine and eucalyptus trees and…

By Chris Newens · Jul 27

America: land of the free, of boundless road trips and bottomless coffee, of the backwoods and the big…

By Chris Newens · Jul 5

Cradled by some of the highest peaks in the Central Honshū region, home to one of Japan’s best…

By Chris Newens · Jul 4

Surrounded by the high mountains and lush meadows of the Soča Valley, Kobarid makes the ideal base for…

By Chris Newens · May 31

Cicchetti are Venetian tapas: bite-sized servings of fresh local ingredients, best accompanied by a glass of white wine…

By Chris Newens · May 27

Familiar to most in Britain as the source of one of the country’s more ubiquitous sparkling water brands,…

By Chris Newens · Jan 18

If all the world’s a stage, then Stratford is the part of it where William Shakespeare takes a…

By Chris Newens · May 12

Some cities tax the superlatives; others go further and practically become superlatives themselves. Roman grandeur is real, and…

By Chris Newens · Aug 8

Most famous for its eponymous market, Camden has been at the heart of London counterculture for generations. With…

By Chris Newens · Aug 5

A port, rather than a traditional seaside destination, this historic coastal town in the south of England nevertheless…

By Chris Newens · Jul 10

There’s a well-known riddle about a man going to Saint Ives. Well, he had good reason. This artists’…

By Chris Newens · Jul 4

Reading, in itself, might not be the world’s most obvious tourist destination. But this perfectly pleasant commuter belt…

By Chris Newens · Jun 25

Located on the southern fringes of the Scottish Highlands, Pitlochry can be something of a tourist bottleneck, but…

By Chris Newens · Mar 22

Known the world over for one thing and one thing only, rugby; Twickenham boasts the stadium at the…

By Chris Newens · Mar 15

This is London as London wants to be. Forget the City or the West End, the area around…

By Chris Newens · Mar 11

The archetypal British seaside resort, Eastbourne has something of a mixed reputation. On the one hand, it’s regarded…

By Chris Newens · Oct 1

Say the name Scarborough to most people and chances are that they’re going to bring up a certain…

By Chris Newens · Jul 16

Before there were tourists, there were pilgrims. Back eight hundred years ago, city breaks didn’t exist, and the…

By Chris Newens · Mar 5

Holding a claim to being capital of the North of England, in spirit if not in size, York…

By Chris Newens · Feb 25

Achingly hip, staggeringly multicultural, with a laid-back atmosphere and incredible arts scene, Melbourne may not have the jaw-dropping…

By Chris Newens · Feb 18

The original and still the best seaside retreat for urbane Londoners, and a thriving, artsy city all in…

By Chris Newens · Feb 13

Home of that stalwart of prime Americana, the Kentucky Derby, Louisville is also something of a hidden gem.…

By Chris Newens · Feb 7

An enchanting medieval heart, miles of swimmable beach, a thriving underground culture, one of the most pleasant climates…

By Chris Newens · Jan 29

Ah, the British seaside: windbreaks, buckets-and-spades, fish n’ chips! In the harbours where the chattering classes haven’t quite…

By Chris Newens · Jan 21

The famous gateway to Britain’s Lake District, which isn’t in the Lake District itself. Kendal is the ideal…

By Chris Newens · Jan 9

Existing just shy of someone’s dream of Ireland, Killarney sits between rolling emerald hills and on the shores…

By Chris Newens · Dec 11

One of the most pleasant coastal towns in a county of pleasant coastal towns. Falmouth is peak Cornwall,…

By Chris Newens · Dec 6

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

By Chris Newens · Sep 15

Gateway to much of the Hebrides, this lovely small town is nevertheless far more than just a place…

By Chris Newens · Sep 11

We get that Eindhoven in itself may not be top of many people’s European travel itinerary. The fifth…

By Chris Newens · Aug 6

There’s a real melting pot feel to Maastricht. Not only can you glimpse elements of France and Belgium…

By Chris Newens · Jul 10

Not that we go in for favourites at TravelMag – everywhere in the world’s got something worth seeing!…

By Chris Newens · Jul 9

Famous today for many of the wrong reasons, Bavaria’s second largest city is far more than its relationship…

By Chris Newens · Jul 4

Known as the city of three cultures and dramatically poised over the Tajo River, the winding medieval streets…

By Chris Newens · Jul 2

It’s more than an understatement to say that East London has changed over the past thirty or so…

By Chris Newens · Jun 29

A meeting place of rivers and mountain ranges, no wonder the Romans, who founded the city, originally named…

By Chris Newens · Jun 29

Bologna, so good they named it three times! But whether you’re in town to experience the food of…

By Chris Newens · Apr 26

Oh, you’re going to Nice? That’s… fantastic! The fifth largest city in France is also one of the…

By Chris Newens · Apr 9