You’re probably reading this on the commute. I know, because I’m always reading about places I’d rather be as I sit on the tube. It really is a particular type of torture to put yourself through, pressed up into someone’s armpit on the Victoria Line or hunched over a computer in...
Crack open a bottle of shampoo and celebrate: the 100ml limit on airport hand-baggage is set to be lifted! Undoubtedly the most frustrating moment on any overseas trip is the process of decanting all your liquids into little bottles like you’re some sort of Victorian apothecary, before...
Florida can get a bad rep, a place where overweight boozed-up Brits pour off 747s ready to hit the motel pool and maybe a barmaid or two before getting arrested by a Disneyland policeman dressed as Goofy. That’s not the real Florida. Leaving the chaos of Orlando behind and heading south, down...
Emerging as a city with a unique culture of its own, Reno has recently been recognised as must-visit destination, offering a whole host of experiences to appeal to every type of traveller. With an impressive Riverwalk District, an unmatched art landscape and unlimited outdoor activities, ‘The...
Beer is a mans best friend. So when the annual beer festival hops along to your local town hall or recreational ground, it’s a stein from the beer gods. And a good stein at that. Beer festivals bring brewers, drinkers and even cheerers from across the globe together for a weekend (or even a...
If I told you to think of Malaga, you’d probably picture hen dos, no carbs before Marbs, Torremolinos and so on. And sure, it is true that all those things can happen when you get of the plane at the southern Spanish airport, you could choose another course altogether. And it turns out that...
It’s not often that you want to take tips on keeping it classy from the Kardashians, but I’m happy to make an exception. And that exception would have to be Hotel Santa Caterina, a gem of a hotel on Italy’s Amalfi Coast; it’s where Kim Kardashian honeymooned with Kris...
As poet and renowned crackhead William Wordsworth once proclaimed while looking out across a sea of daffodils “Whoah! We’re going to Ibiza, diddle-diddle-de-dah”. Yeah, baby, we’re off to The White Isle, to the party capital of the world where the best way to mix pools and...
Last August Native Bankside threw open its doors to the public; another superb addition to the UK aparthotel operator Native, which has more than 25 properties across the UK. A sun-drenched Friday evening saw one of The Handbook team heading to sample its central London existence and it’s...
Up there in the realms of unicorns, rainbows and all things magical are pink sand beaches; pastel-hued eye-catchers that make waters look bluer and sands whiter… and make us reach for our phones almost instantaneously to snap a pic. Pink sand beaches are created when thousands of broken...
