Bring back the briefcase!
The final straw was seeing Jeremy Hunt wearing one shortly before the summer recess – and not just when riding…
The brutal truth about holiday packing
The general flying advice this year, with airports resembling cattle markets and when you can’t be sure if you’re ever…
Britain’s travel ban brings risks of its own
It’s time to get Britain travelling again
The quarantine debacle could cripple Britain’s travel industry
The quarantine debacle could cripple British tourism
Why Tuscany always beats Provence for me
A family of peacocks is sunning itself in our villa garden. They all look extraordinarily happy and composed, especially the…
The joy of flying from London City Airport
The late Frank Johnson — former editor of The Spectator — had a thing about London City Airport. ‘I never…
The end is nigh: the rise of middle-class apocalypticism
There’s a lot of anger about — and it’s not pleasant. But at least it means people are engaged as…
The problem with TV? There’s too much to watch – and it’s all too good
Friends in Herefordshire said they were both fit and well but confessed to ‘watching far too much television’. I thought…
Tuning up to Linz
You never know who you might meet on a river cruise. It was my 89-year-old father-in-law, Noel, who first recognised…
Homelessness isn’t a government priority. It should be
King’s Cross station at 10.30 p.m. is not a happy place. Most commuters have long returned to their centrally heated…
The guilty pleasure of the McDonald’s drive-thru
My wife and I have a set routine after landing back at Gatwick. We collect our bags, clear customs and…
Durban Notebook: a nation in paralysis
No one likes uncertainty and in Britain we’ve got more than our fair share. But spare a thought for South…
Putin’s World Cup is the most political tournament ever
Politics and sport should never mix is the hoary old chestnut — but they always do. It’s a thrilling concoction.…
Good grief: Death isn’t something you just get over
Just over a year ago, my best friend dropped dead. He was in his early sixties and many of us…
Padel power! But will this crazy new sport ever be a hit?
When we arrived, we discovered that our villa had a padel court. Few of us had seen one before and…
Low spirits
You may have noticed that we’re in the throes of a 21st-century Gin Craze. It’s not as serious as the…
Would you prefer useless or expensive? The truth about tooth-whitening
The booming tooth-whitening business, and what it can’t do for you
Banish the canapé and give me a cocktail sausage!
Let’s get rid of these ridiculous thimble-sized offerings
Never again, I told myself last time Bob Dylan was in town
We were like four hapless contestants on University Challenge. None of us knew the answer. But just like they do…
The wonders of Zanzibar’s Stone Town
Mark Palmer explores the Spice Island’s historic heart
Bring back the bungalow!
We’re not building the right houses for our ageing population
I've loved football for decades. Now I dread the start of the season
I’ve spent years defending football from middle-class disdain. But I can’t do it any more
Letter from Cuba: The tourists are coming – but don’t expect Walmart just yet
Sloppy Joe’s — which starred in the film of Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana — was always likely to…
Why I'm proud to have an England flag on my Audi
Let’s drop the cynicism and support Roy Hodgson’s England team
