David Wickers, Travel Editor

Treat your children to a Christmas break and visit the real Santa in Lapland. Here's how to plan your Winter holiday.

Is there no stopping Sir Richard Branson, Britain's iconic face of fun and funk capitalism? The man who brought Britain an airline, mobile phones, gyms, fizzy drinks, a travel company, a music festival, trains and, someday, maybe, commercial space travel, has a new string to his bow.

From architecture to art and fine dining, take in the highlights of the Windy City

If the new BBC One series of Poldark has captured your imagination, why not visit the Cornish countryside where it was filmed?

Eltham Palace in Greenwich is one of the best preserved Tudor Art Deco buildings in London. Reopening in April this glamorous building is well worth a visit.

If you're inspired by Michael Portillo's Great Continental Railways Journeys or just love to travel by train here are five of the best railway journeys across Europe. Picked by GH Travel Editor David Wickers.

A great way to lose weight and stay fit Nordic Walking is a social exercise ideal for all ages. Travel Editor David Wickers took to the Yorkshire Wolds for a walking workout.

Join Scotland’s Year of Food & Drink celebrations with these insider tips from Visit Scotland's food & drink bucket list, chosen by celebrities, foodies and Travel Editor David Wickers.

Whether you're a wannabe novelist or just an inspiring holiday, try a creative writing course in Mallorca. Travel Editor David Wickers visits the island's north-west coast for some creative inspiration.

Book a cheap ferry crossing between 2 and 15 March to celebrate National Ferry Fortnight. Travel Editor David Wickers explains how to find the best deal

Leave check-ins and airport lounges far behind. Instead, Travel Editor David Wickers recommends taking the train to the heart of Europe.

The Algarve is a familiar destination but you can also enjoy its spectacular scenery with a walking tour. Travel Editor (and walking enthusiast) David Wickers finds the best walking holidays.

Visiting Bled, Ljubljana, Piran and the Soca Valley... Travel Editor David Wickers discovers all that a Slovenian holiday has to offer.

Consider basing yourself just outside the heart of a city, away from the tourist hordes, the urban traffic and general hubbub. That way you get a perfect marriage of town and country – 2 different holidays on a single trip. Here are 6 of the best city hotels in Marrakech, Venice, Cape Town, Istanbul, Nice and Los Angeles, each one is just a hop away from the action

Find grand boulevards and elegant piazzas, arcaded streets, fine churches, baroque palaces and 40 museums within Turin’s compact and walkable 18th-century heart.

Why not join in the celebrations at Hampton Court and discover all its secrets? Travel Editor David Wickers finds out more for us.

If you love foraging and cooking, stay at the Conrad in the Algarve, where you can pick clams at dawn and then cook them up to enjoy with a glass of local wine

Going to a big event this year like the Edinburgh Festival or Glastonbury? Book a Snoozebox. It has all the comfort of a portable hotel.

Travel Editor David Wickers finds the best holiday destinations for travelling on your own

Travel in luxurious style through Ireland on board the Belmond Grand Hibernian

Book before 15 April and get a 50% discount* on new villas in Turkey

Step it up a gear in 2015 on one of these new walks through France, Italy, Portugal or Montenegro says travel expert (and walking holiday enthusiast) David Wickers.

Planning a cultured break? Stay in a Landmark Trust property and see Anthony Gormley’s life-sized iron figures while you holiday.

Morocco's biggest city, Casablanca is a great weekend holiday destination. From hanging out Bogart-Bacall-style at Rick’s café (a replica of Sam’s saloon from Casablanca) to shopping in the Habous Quarter, don't set one flip-flopped foot down before you make a note of these 5 fabulous things to do.

Mark the 200th anniversary of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal with a family canal boat holiday. What better excuse is there to slow down and take to the water?

Be inspired by the beauty and art of Florence, Italy and learn to paint or sculpt in an old Palazzo.

How much do you know about Winston Churchill? Visit Blenheim Palace, Chartwell and the War Rooms in London to find out more about the great man on the 50th anniversary of his death in 2015.

Visit the Picasso Museum in Paris, which houses the largest collection of his works in the world.

Want to know how to get to Essaouira? Avoid the long transfer from Marrakech by taking a direct flight.

Looking for things to do in Denmark? Learn about Danish history at the Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus.

If you're looking for things to do in London and love heights, visit Tower Bridge’s new glass floor to experience a different view of London.

Love the Mr Turner movie? Take a weekend break by the seaside and visit the Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.