I’ve tried to resist lists, but Time Out’s Worlds Greatest Cities got the better of me.

Why don’t the British come to Malaga? Their loss - and long may it continue.

I find it difficult to sleep on long haul and THEY say I’M odd?

Suspension of disbelief helps in South Beach

There’s more to Milan than posh bags - not that there needs to be. But you can do Milan on a budget, even in 2009.

The laid back district of Europe’s most civilised city.

Kebabs on the Baltic

The San Francisco Chronicle, one of the world’s great papers, includes a seismological section in its daily weather page. Don’t let it put you off - the chances are minimal!

A city rebuilding its place as the Capital at the heart of Europe.