This week’s dream: the dazzling coral gardens of ...

Think of the Cote d’Azur and you think of refined opulence; F Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night, Brigitte Bardot, Cannes Film Festival; glitz, glamour. The reality if you actually drive there is v

THE sun is blazing down from a cloudless blue sky as I arrive at The Myrtles, a historic plantation in the town of St Francisville, Louisiana, around 30 miles north of the city of Baton Rouge. On such

White sands, turquoise waters, brilliant food – the Mexican city has it all. And with cheap direct flights and affordable all-inclusive resorts, it’s closer than you might think

The Caribbean plays host to a brilliant spectrum of colourful avians, says John Lewis-Stempel, as he revels in a birdwatcher’s paradise

Despite ranking highly in the American Film Institute’s list of the 50 Greatest American Screen Legends, Cary Grant maintained a connection to his native Bristol until his death in 1986. A regular vis