Travel is one of the most important things in my life. Growing up, I was quite close with my grandmother, who had a serious and incurable case of wanderlust. She took each one of us in the family on trips all over the world, as much as she could. 

With thermal hot spring access and an emphasis on connection to nature, Furnas Boutique Hotel ticks all the boxes needed for a relaxing spa getaway.

Portugal’s humming creative scenes in Lisbon and Porto have had our heads turning for a while. Now, however, our attention is being drawn some 1,200km off shore, deep into the Atlantic, to the remote Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. 

Mobula-Schulen an Untiefen, Blauhaie hautnah im kristallklaren Freiwasser, Grotten und Steilwände – all das lässt sich jetzt mit einem Tauchsafarischiff erleben. TAUCHEN-Autor Wolfgang Pölzer kreutzte durch die Azoren.

Everyone says the Azores are the new Iceland,” says Catarina Maia, emphatic despite the patchy connection on our transatlantic call between New York and Ponta Delgada.

Rising from the azure Atlantic, the Azores archipelago is a land of beauty and adventure. Alistair McLean reveals why you’ll fall head over heels for the islands

Europe is chock-full of islands -- big ones, little ones, hot ones, cold ones, and hell, even one confusingly called “Ireland.” Most tourists stick to the ones on cruise ship itineraries, or those with cheap airlines shuttling in twice a day.

Your June essentials: Will Millard on tribal travel; reaching new heights in the Azores; the benefits of beignets; top foodie escapes and much more 

Coffee is to travel, the way fair Juliet is to young Romeo. Inseparable, but all with a little complication.