Exploring these cities by car? Be prepared to sit through some serious traffic jams.
For a truly memorable stay, break free from hotel chains and check into one of these unusual hotels. Hamster wheel included.
Pedestrian-friendly walkways, parks, landmarks and views make these urban centers the best for exploring on foot.
WE start with an unscheduled stop. “The alternator broke,” explains my driver, Martin. He closes the bonnet and gives me a look of good-natured resignation. I roll down the window and look around. Below us lie verdant valleys, above us are precipitous mountains; and water, water everywhere.
FOR half a century Montreal has embraced fine dining and rejected street food. But a humble taco truck might just be the first shot fired in a foodie revolution.
In the age of increasingly realistic computer games, Melbourne’s century-old Luna Park in Melbourne’s St Kilda still draws the crowds.
When the first convicts arrived in Australia, the crew toasted their arrival not with sherry, whisky or champagne from arch-foe France, but with an obscure Brazilian drink called cachaca.
The odds may be slim, but swimming can be a risky business at the world’s worst beaches for shark attacks.
With the onset of hi-tech gadgets aimed at keeping young family members amused on road trips, Adam McCulloch wonders if the traditional games of yesteryear are dead.
As we get caught up in modern-day wonders, Adam McCulloch reminds us that some of the world’s greatest treasures are remarkable ancient trees that have survived everything from time to atomic blasts.
