The best time to visit the Mediterranean is in the autumn. The skies are clear, the temperatures cooler and the crowds are more dispersed. It's also all the better for seeing street art....

In need of sunshine and good food? The Spanish city of Malaga is blessed with 300 days a year of sun. The city, set between the Mediterranean & the mountains, is closer as the crow flies...

I’m attracted by stars. Michelin stars. Food cooked with passion, art, skill, theatre & using top-quality produce to create life-long memories. Or at least that’s how I justified eating in Malaga at Michelin-starred restaurant, José Carlos...

With the end-of-year festivities fast approaching, my thoughts go to Barcelona, where the winter sun is a welcome antidote to the grey gloom of Northern Europe. Earlier this autumn, I returned to Barcelona after an absence of 20...

The Catalan town of Figueres is home to the Salvador Dali museum and half an hour from El Celler de Can Roca, the world’s ‘best’ restaurant… two good reasons for a day trip from Barcelona. My...

Thousands of film lovers will descend on Sitges this week with the opening of the International Festival of Fantasy Film of Catalonia, now in its 48th year (in 2015). This Catalan seaside town is one of my...