A different beat

Discover a different side to the White Isle, beyond the beats and beaches

Putting the mini into minibreak, check out these bite-sized travel titbits

The Mediterranean is full of gorgeous coastal hotspots. Which one will you pick?

WITH ITS LONGSTANDING ISOLATION AND TURBULENT MODERN HISTORY, THIS CARIBBEAN NATION DEFIES CATEGORISATION. COME TO SALSA DANCE IN HAVANA, HIKE AND HORSE-RIDE THROUGH VIÑALES VALLEY AND SNORKEL IN THE CLEAR WATERS OF THE BAY OF PIGS

The colours, the chaos, the music… the steaks. Buenos Aires can overwhelm the senses, but it also has a quieter, more family-friendly side. And as our writer discovers, it’s every bit as entertaining!

A multicultural bastion of Modernisme architecture, loomed over by an imposing medieval citadel, this tiny slice of Spanish flair on the North African coast deserves far more of a spotlight, writes Eddi Fiegel