This time last year my other half and I spent a few days staying with friends in Stockholm. Despite the bitter temperatures, it was a beautiful time to visit – the air was crisp and clear, and the early sunsets meant the city was often swathed in a luminous rosy light. Stockholm is spread over several islands, so it’s perfect for exploring on foot or by ferry. Wrapped up in thick layers, we . . .
Top tips for Lisbon
I love Lisbon: tumbling down seven hillsides towards the shimmering River Tagus, it's at once charmingly old-fashioned and highly modern, beautifully ornate and appealingly shabby. Sleek shops sit next to crumbling mansions, cutting-edge restaurants by tatty neighbourhood cafés, and rickety yellow trams rattle along the cobbled streets much like they have done since the 1900s. . . .
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