A great little place I know
Travellers and experts share their favourite finds.
Forever Young: the Dylan cafe in north-east India where Bob remains king
A cafe in Shillong pays homage to the great singer-songwriter, a local hero in this music-mad city
A wine romance: veal and vermouth in a traditional Turin watering hole
It may be a simple tavern, but Caffè-Vini Emilio Ranzini has a history of doing the basics well
Lazy Sundays in one of Amsterdam's great record shops
‘At Concerto you accidentally find records in the same way that John Peel used to present his radio show,’ says techno DJ Dave Clarke
Prague's cryptocurrency cafe: a perfect brew of beans and bitcoins
The terms espresso bar and ‘anarchic ethical hacker collective’ don’t usually go together but this radical bitcoin-only hub in the Czech capital is no ordinary cafe
On high in Colombia: folk tales and park life at Cali's Loma de la Cruz
The Cali hilltop’s history includes an eerie legend but its present focuses on a park and market where local craftsmanship and creativity is showcased
Totes a maze! How a forester turned his financial crisis into an eco-friendly puzzle
In a corner of Cantabria, northern Spain, a forestry owner solved his business problems by making one of Europe’s largest mazes
Italy's sleeping beauty: 400-year-old castle near Venice brought back to life
Close to Padua and less than an hour’s train ride from Venice, Castello del Catajo is an enormous newly-restored medieval fantasy with, so far, few foreign visitors
Barcelona’s open-air cabinet of curiosities, the Jardí Botànic
The author of new guide Quiet Barcelona sings the praises of this peaceful garden high on the slopes of Montjuïc
Sleeve notes: Recordbag, the essential music shop stop in Vienna
If you love music Recordbag is the perfect spot: a small, independent shop that supports up and coming bands, hosts in-store gigs and has its own label
The Connecticut garden that inspired American impressionist painters
Florence Griswold’s house and garden, now a museum, has barely changed since the turn of the 20th century when artists escaped here to paint outside, says the director of a new film on American impressionism
Cocktail o'clock in Bali: refreshment with a tropical twist at the Night Rooster bar
The team behind Indonesia’s best restaurant, Locavore, in Ubud, have plenty to crow about having opened a cocktail bar with a menu piqued by local fruits, herbs and spices
Da Vinci's vino: a visit to Leonardo's vineyard in Milan
While painting the Last Supper, Leonardo would retire to his small vineyard across the road. After being badly damaged in the second world war, the vines are flourishing again and the house is open to visitors
A pretty pass: why France's Col du Soulor is great for bikes and birding
Regularly part of the Tour de France route, this 1,474-metre Pyrenean pass is also bird of prey central in summer and autumn
Think Argentina is all about steak? A seafood fix at El Muelle will make you think again
Escape noisy Buenos Aires for this elegant seafood restaurant overlooking the river. You’ll wonder why porteños aren’t all beating a path there
Staying in style in Barcelona
With an art gallery, coffee bar, yoga and south-east Asian food, you might find it hard to leave Barcelona’s Casa Bonay hotel – unless you get a craving for tapas
Climbing in the Caucasus: postcard views from the towers of Ushguli, Georgia
The people of Ushguli live among some of the highest continuously inhabited villages in Europe and the Unesco-listed Upper Svaneti region’s ancient stone towers only add to the fairytale feel
Swimming with jellyfish: a Pacific paradise in the Raja Ampat islands
Misool, off West Papua, is surrounded by exotic coral lagoons. It also hosts pools where visitors can swim with thousands of beautiful and harmless jellyfish
Spain’s best coffee? Get your shot at La Palma's award-winning hotspot
On the Canary Island of La Palma, the owner of the small, sustainably run El Cafe de Don Manuel makes espressos and barraquitos that buzz with life
Berlin’s neo-baroque library: a tribute to books, bullets and design
More than 100 years of history are on show in this listed, refurbished library in north Berlin – which has been a pool, a restaurant and a cinema
Retro to go: Miami’s treasure trove of designer vintage clothing
C Madeleine’s vast array of clothes, displayed amid mismatched furniture, may have the vibe of an eccentric aunt’s closet but it’s all been selected with a gimlet eye on quality
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