The Borromean Isles: magical gardens on Italy’s Lake Maggiore

Patricia Cleveland-Peck gazes in wonder at Isola Bella, a baroque garden shaped like a ship floating on the lake, is entranced by Isola Madre, a romantic garden full of flowers and enjoys a lunch of lake fish on Fisherman’s Island

Letter from France: May 2013

Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel

Department of Transport

From the website:

The Department for Transport’s aim is transport that works for everyone. This means a transport system which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society.

Essential Vanuatu

This is the name of a book that new arrivals to this South Pacific country can get when they arrive. To most of us, Vanuatu may be just a name. Don’t think just of beaches. That wouldn’t fill a 167 page book!

Menorca’s Battle Bus Has a Free Holiday Every Day

Starting today, in a number of cities throughout the UK you will see the traveling bus promoting Menorca. Menorca has been one of the big winners in attracting us to visit them this year as concern grows about a North African holiday are heightened by media pictures. But Menorca is not leaving anything to chance and its bus to “battle” for our bookings is the way it has chosen.

Signs of the times

For some time the DailyTelegraph has been publishing the wonderful, strange signs that people see when the travel. In a similar vein, I have two signs which caught my eye on my recent trip to Richmond, Virginia in the US.

An opportunity for luxury in France

Paris hasn’t been known for its luxury hotels but fast forward to 2012 and it’s all change. Frederic – our Paris correspondent – reports on the slew of sumptuous new sleeps in the French capital