From tree to bar: A St Lucia chocolate tour at Hotel Chocolat
From an offering to the Mayan gods to a $50 billion business, chocolate has taken over the world. This little piece of heaven in a …
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Backstage at the BBC: A studio tour at MediaCityUK, Manchester
It’s as British as tea bags, Marmite or the Queen – for almost 100 years the British Broadcasting Corporation has been creating radio and TV …
On board Concorde: A tour of an aviation legend
Engineering marvel, design icon, synonym for luxury – Concorde is the supersonic plane that made the world a smaller place. She was built as a …
Stepping inside British history at the Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster – home to the Houses of Parliament – is one of London’s best-known buildings, its towers forming the backdrop to so …
Following the Sherlock trail across London
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous creation, ‘consulting detective’ Sherlock Holmes, has had a few different incarnations over the last 125 years. But one of the …
Just a drop: A port wine tasting in Porto
It’s in both the name of the country and the city – there’s no escaping port on a trip to Porto. I’m a huge wine …
Inside the volcano: Climbing Vesuvius’ crater
‘We’re going where?’ After trudging up a kilometre-long stony, dusty track as it looped its way up the side of the volcano, we had reached …
A taste of bubbly: Touring the Champagne vineyards
If you’re staying in Reims, it’s easy to visit a few of the big-name Champagne producers found around the outskirts, like Pommery or Taittinger. But …
The weird world of Pommery // In pictures
I’ve been on a few winery tours and they usually follow the same format – a tour of the cellars, a talk about how the …
Cheese Heaven: A tasting at London’s Neal’s Yard Dairy
Cheese has probably got to be my favourite food. Whether its a creamy goat’s cheese, a pungent Stilton, a runny Brie or a chunk of …