The delays to the Air India flight a Gatwick were exceptional, but the lousy experience of London’s airports is a routine national embarrassment.

Personal reflections ten years on

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!