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The award-winning pizza maker of Pepe in Grani honed his craft in Naples. Here are his Neapolitan culinary favourites, from Chalet Ciro to Mimì alla Ferrovia.
Italy's seaside city of Naples is the birthplace of pizza, with proto versions of the tomato and mozzarella-smothered flatbread hitting the cobblestoned streets as early as 1738. But in the 1990s, long before he created what has been voted the world's best pizza, chef Franco Pepe was pounding the city's pavements to learn the great Neap...

Alberto Bettiol is racing for Italy at the Paris Olympics but can't wait to head home for a joyride. Here are his top Italian rides, from pilgrimage trails to e-biking through Rome.
Many visitors come to Italy for the art, others for the food. But wander outside its masterpiece-filled museums and the world-renowned restaurants in its jewel-like cities to find astounding natural landscapes of massive lakes, rugged mountain ranges and idyllic hills dotted with postcard-perfect villages. In shor...

This wildlife warrior is continuing her family legacy of protecting the Earth. Here are her top Australian outdoor picks, from the Dinosaur Trail to snorkelling at Lady Elliot Island.
Some people love nature; Bindi Irwin lives it.
"My life revolves around wildlife and conservation," says Irwin, a passionate conservationist and zookeeper at Australia Zoo, where she lives with her husband and their daughter, Grace. "I have spent my whole life, from my earliest memories, around animals. My heart...

Eliza Reid moved to Iceland 20 years ago for love and now she's the First Lady. Here are her favourite ways to enjoy a "chill" Icelandic weekend, from public pools to Icelandic literature.
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Icelandic First Lady Eliza Reid grew up on a farm in Canada's Ottawa Valley and studied history at Oxford University before moving to Iceland, where she was a freelance writer for various Icelandic publications and the editor of Icelandair Stopover in-flight magazine. She is also the author o...

Food writer Katie Parla has dedicated her life to Roman food and hates tourist food traps. Here are her insider picks from comfort food at Tram Tram to gelato at Otaleg.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Tasting Rome (2016) and Food of the Italian Islands (2023), Katie Parla has been based in Rome since 2003, where she leads private walking culinary tours and creates insider Italian culinary content for Instagram and YouTube. Parla has written, edited or contributed to o...

Celebrity chef Massimo Bottura grew up watching the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Now a collaborator with Ferrari, he shares his top ways to enjoy the region during F1 and beyond.
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region is home to the medieval cultural and political centres of Bologna, Parma and Modena; its ochre hills and postcard villages dotted with stone castles, a nod to its Ducal past. But its greatest claim to fame is its status as Italy's symbolic culinary capital and the birthplace of some of its...

Nienke Panis-Ringersma has made a career out of following the region's famous blooms. Here are her favourite ways to experience the season, from road trips to bulb picking.
Few images are as indelible as the sight of candy-coloured tulips bursting through the dark winter ground. But in the Netherlands – the world's largest exporter of the magical bloom – venerating tulips is a way of life. In the weeks leading from icy winter to spring, rows of flowers stud the country's landscape in technico...

Italy’s most famous coast is also one of its trickiest to navigate, thanks to winding clifftop curves, a lack of train service between cities and (sorry, but it's true) tourist traffic.
And all of that is before you even get to the endless flights of stone steps studding its villages and best natural beaches. But the natural cliffs and picturesque ancient steps are just part of this region’s charm, and with a little planning and forethought, you don’t have to miss a beat. Here’s everything yo...

The Amalfi Coast – with its bougainvillea-draped fishing villages and rugged coastal panoramas – tops many a traveler's bucket list.
And with good reason: this 50km (31 mile) coastal stretch spanning the towns of Positano to Vietri sul Mare holds treasures ranging from colorfully tiled cathedrals to cloud-grazing hiking routes. But where to start? Read on for our picks of the best places to visit in this stunning region of Italy.
1. Positano
Glitzy resort town Positano has come a long way fro...

The Amalfi Coast – where glamorous yachts crowd coastal inlets and nights at its bloom-draped hotels can start at €350 – is Italy at its most luxe.
It’s hard to believe that before the 20th century, this 50km (31-mile) stretch of dramatic cliffs and lemon groves was just a string of poor fishing villages. Thanks to the writers and filmmakers who immortalized its beauty, palatial seaside hotels cropped up seemingly overnight, celebrities flocked to its shores and the Amalfi Coast-as-influencer...

Kate Reid has become known for making the best croissants outside of Paris. She shares her tips for spending a weekend in her hometown during the F1 Grand Prix or beyond.
Melbourne – Australia's most populous city since 2023 – is famous for its sunny beaches and thriving cultural scene; its diverse neighbourhoods home to an intriguing blend of Victorian-era monuments and skyscrapers.
We spoke to Dr Kate Reid – the mastermind behind the massively popular Melbourne-based bakeshop Lune Croissant...

An Irish Writing Professor's Seven Stop Literary Crawl of Dublin

Singapore food blogger Miss Tam Chiak shares her favourite dim sum experiences in town, from the old school Red Star Restaurant to halal hot spot The Dim Sum Place.

Glamorous Singapore is famous for its spectacular skyscrapers and its even more spectacular food scene.
Maureen Ow – the stomach behind Miss Tam Chiak, one of Singapore's OG cult food blogs – credits her hometown's status as a food city to its cultural diversity. "We have different cultures, different races," said Ow, whose blog...

Six ways to experience the best nightclubs and beach bars in Tenerife

Seven ways to fall in love with Shakespeare's fair city of Verona, Italy