Spectator Life

What happens when a millennial death doula renovates a dilapidated palacio in northern Portugal?

The media promised a matriarchal paradise — where was it?

After all this oyster talk, we realized we had not yet eaten any

‘You know, you can actually visit Etna during an eruption. We are always monitoring her. If you want to see the show!’

The tide is out living in cities — and who knows when it will come back in

Eerie elegance in the Scottish capital

I’d touched down in the land of rice pies and reindeer stew with no expectations

Russian tourists are no longer free to travel to Finland — but thankfully for us Russian bears still are

And a few of the classiest sick days of my life

Lithuania offers plenty to a family of four

Belgium’s capital offers a stimulating and baffling mix of fast and slow

A charming country town proves the highlight of a trip south

The best places to eat, drink, sleep, hike or happily, do nothing at all

Johannesburg’s got it all, if you want it, and the night can take you anywhere

Revisiting the de facto Dutch capital blurs time and space

‘I came home excited to squeeze the juice out of life’

Celebrities flock here to film at the biggest movie studio in Africa

A Disneyland classic bows out

The region is so much more than the ‘poor cousin of Tuscany’

A skiing trip evolves to include encounters with the other side

A South African safari puts The Lion King in perspective

Getting snowed-in has its perks sometimes

The area around the Mariners’ ballpark is characterized by an intense squalor