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Snakes and Lattes, a board game cafe in Toronto, has many games on site. Play games in places like this to connect with locals when you are on your travels. Photo: Toronto Star via Getty Images
Tourism

7 travel tips for 2026 – one of them is to play board games with locals

Forget TikTok recommendations and soulless one-star restaurants; focus instead on the experiences you want to taste, drink, and enjoy.

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Art

Hong Kong painter’s bedroom music-inspired show is ‘a self-healing journal’

Tourism

Why knitters around the world love visiting Scotland’s Shetland Islands

Britain

The quiet English landscapes that shaped Jane Austen’s world

An exploration of southern England in the footsteps of Jane Austen, born 250 years ago this month.

People dressed in period costume attend the Jane Austen Regency Country Fair, on July 6, in Steventon, Hampshire. Photo: Getty Images
Tourism

‘Hawaii of Europe’: how Madeira’s hiking trails offer movie-set-worthy scenery

Hiking is a huge draw to Madeira, where Earth’s largest surviving expanse of laurel forest is inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage site.

Tourism

Whisky, wool and Andy Murray’s luxury estate on a journey across Scotland

A trip from the Isle of Arran off western Scotland to Stirlingshire on its east coast takes in a land of natural beauty and friendly locals.

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Tourism

What are the food and wine wonders of Italy’s Liguria and Piedmont regions?

The neighbouring regions in northwest Italy are between them home to pesto, great wines, white truffles and more. Here’s what to enjoy there.

The Piedmont commune of Serralunga d’Alba, from which the two-Michelin-star La Rei Natura is about 3km away. Photo: dpa
Art

4 notable art exhibitions opening around the world

Westwood and Rei Kawakubo’s work is celebrated, Anderson’s film sets yield many intriguing items, Rauschenberg’s Asia travels bear fruit, and Wifredo Lam’s mixed heritage comes to the fore.

Tourism

A luxurious stay at London’s Chancery Rosewood hotel, where details count

The Chancery Rosewood, a hotel housed in the former US embassy building in London, sets a new benchmark for luxury and attention to detail.

Art

Scents of history, from war to Coca-Cola, at German fragrance exhibition

The Secret Power of Scents exhibition in Duesseldorf evokes different eras using a mixture of art and fragrances.

Curator Robert Mueller-Gruenow samples fragrances at the exhibition “The Secret Power of Scents” in Duesseldorf, Germany. Photo: AP
Tourism

How paragliding in the French Alps takes a ski holiday to a higher level

Jumping off a mountain strapped to a parachute on a late-season ski trip to France’s Les 3 Vallées region affords unparalleled views.

Ski paragliders, or ski-gliders, take off for flight in the Les 3 Vallées. One writer’s ski holiday in the French Alps ski region was elevated by partaking in this adrenaline-inducing activity. Photo: dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images
Luxury Hotels

10 independent luxury hotel chains to have on your radar

Italy’s Adler, France’s Airelles and Barrière, Britain’s The Hoxton, Palisociety from the US and Raas from India all offer hotels with a more individual and local vibe.

Tourism

The future of Rome’s Colosseum, from concerts to theatre productions

The Colosseum’s new director plans to hold ‘calm’ concerts at the amphitheatre and wants tourists to visit other nearby ancient sites too.

Luxury Hotels

Independent luxury hotels are offering a more intimate, local feel

From Palihouse West Hollywood to London’s The Hoxton hotels, these properties offer more authentic cultural connections than many global brands.

The Raas Jodhpur is an excellent example of an independent hotel: sat amid the hustle and bustle of the old town, it affords stunning views of a 15th-century fort. Photo: Handout
Tourism

Why this European cruise around Italy is a foodie’s dream come true

Oceania’s latest vessel, Allura, has 12 dining venues, including four speciality restaurants, with half its crew dedicated to F&B operations.

The 804-foot (245-metre), 1,200-guest Allura vessel by Oceania Cruises has 12 dining venues, including four speciality restaurants. Photo: Oceania Cruises
Tourism

What to do in Brighton, from the Palace Pier to Kemptown and The Lanes

Brighton’s bathing tradition began in the 1700s as a place for people to boost their health. Now it attracts over 8 million visitors a year.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: the Mariners’ Club returns, bistros boom, and Miffy

Hong Kong’s Mariners’ Club returns as a neighbour to the luxury Kimpton hotel, China’s hottest new food trend, and a destination to rival Amsterdam.

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European Union

Photographs and fingerprints: Europe begins automated border checks

The delayed system, for non-EU visitors, will allow the bloc to share information and better detect those refused entry or those who overstay.

Motorists wait to enter Croatia on Sunday at a border crossing between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a new system begins that requires all non-EU citizens to register their personal details when they first enter the Schengen area. Photo: AP
The Netherlands

I explored Utrecht and found much more than an Amsterdam alternative

Just 45km from the capital, Utrecht welcomes visitors with canal-side dining, secret churches and a newly restored 112-metre tower.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: from Hong Kong farmers to ‘aura farming’

We meet farmers weathering storms in Nam Chung, explore TikTok’s viral aura-boat craze, and taste Armenia’s reimagined traditions.

Trip Inspiration

With the innovative albergo diffuso concept, an entire village is your hotel

6 of the most charming ‘scattered hotels’ - in Nagasaki, Japan; Abruzzo, Italy; Beijing, China and elsewhere.

Sextantio Albergo Diffuso in the mountains of Abruzzo. Photo: Shutterstock
Trip Inspiration

The train experiences granting a different perspective on Britain

As Britain celebrates 200 years of the modern railway, discover the world’s oldest track or become a steam train driver for a day.

Steam Dreams’ Lakes Express takes in northern England’s Lake District. Photo: Stream Dreams
Tourism

‘Rejection arises’: Spanish city’s desperation in face of tourist hordes

Spanish city Santiago de Compostela is trying to cope with a huge increase in visitors, mostly pilgrims from the Camino de Santiago route.

TV shows and streaming video

Belly in Paris: where TSITP season 3 was filmed in the City of Lights

From Parisian cafes to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre and Canal Saint-Martin, here are the Parisian filming locations for TSITP.

China consumption

China’s cash-conscious consumers force Europe’s luxury giants to think small

A slowing economy, shifting tastes and higher prices have dampened Chinese enthusiasm for overly expensive luxury goods.

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Tourism

Want to go hiking in Switzerland? How hiker huts offer a unique experience

Hiker huts let hikers immerse themselves in the mountains and connect with like-minded others, and are cheaper than most hotels.

The Fluhalp Mountain Hut and Restaurant in Switzerland can hold more than 60 guests per night. Photo: TNS
Swimming

Fair-weather swimmer? Try open-water swimming somewhere like Croatia

We took a trip with the British-based SwimTrek to a series of islands in the Adriatic Sea – featuring 2 daily swims and the occasional gelato.

Trip Inspiration

Chemnitz v Rothenburg: a tale of two German cities

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is fairly well-known among visitors to small-town Germany but Chemnitz, a European Capital of Culture for 2025, is also worth your time.

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