The tallest building in Europe.

Louis Vuitton has a long association with luxury travel.

You might not think “key destination” at the mention of a salt mine near Krakow, but the sparkling crystalline kingdom in Wieliczka, with its own cathedral, three chapels and many statues carved out of the salt, will change that.

There’s always one restaurant which everyone is fighting for a table at during fashion week – and this season in Milan, it was Pisacco.

E M Foster wrote in A Room With A View that Florence has a “pernicious charm”.

While there may be novels that change lives, it’s enough for me that one changed my thoughts on home decor. When an interview was relocated from New York City to Prague, I thought, “I must see the glass room.”

Photos by Peter Hunt
If you are feeling arty, fly straight to Prague.
From Frank Gehry’s Dancing House (also known as Fred and Ginger House), the streets are awash with visual treats. You turn a corner and there are some weird babies with TVs for faces, by David Cerny, crawling towards you. Out on the river, there’s [...]

Photo Courtesy of The Savoy
I’m a sucker for a grand hotel and an elegant afternoon tea so I was excited to experience The Savoy post renovation. In a city of many impressive and legendary hotels The Savoy stands out. The tea parlour is one of its highlights and the afternoon tea up there [...]

Photo Courtesy of St. John Hotel
There’s always another hotel to check out in London and St. John is a little charmer. Superbly located smack bang in the middle of the West End and in an adorable little building, the rooms are wee but nicely designed and the ground floor cafe’s a great spot for [...]

I am standing on the spot where the course of history changed. I am in Prague, perhaps 100 yards from Frank Gehry’s famous 1996 building, The Dancing House, but it is not modern architecture I have come to see.
Instead, I have walked into the crypt of a church you could easily stroll past and [...]