International hotels

• Checking into the Hotel Lutetia in Paris - restored, modernised, always chic

  Following a multi-million, four year restoration this famous Parisian hotel has reopened and is looking lovelier than ever. We checked in for a night of luxury in Paris.

• Where to stay in San Sebastian

  Planning a foodie trip to San Sebastian - we've been a few times now, so here are our suggestions on where to stay there.

• Here's why Corfu should be your next minibreak destination

  In just a few hours you could be sitting in a seafront restaurant in Corfu, sipping Greek wine and eating salt-baked sea bream. Tempted?

• 24 hours eating and drinking on board the huge new ship Norwegian Bliss

  We take a super quick trip on NCL's latest ship from Germany to Southampton

• Margaritas, tacos and lobster rolls - our Norwegian Caribbean cruise

  

  As our readers will know, we've done a few cruises in our time and - chosen carefully - they can be a really easy way to tour loads of interesting places, in comfort, with very little effort on your part. You just turn up, unpack, and for the next week wake up somewhere new each morning.

  For cruise companies, finding something that distinguishes them from their competitors, often travelling similar routes, is key. The quality of the food they offer has

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• Cocktails and choux - a foodie overnight at Le Grand Pigalle in Paris

  We check into Le Grand Pigalle for a 24 hour pitstop in Paris

• Taking the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express from London to Paris

  Made famous by Agatha Christie, this is one of the world's most iconic train journeys - so what is it really like to be on board?

• Setting sail on Britannia - a culinary tour around the Bay of Biscay

  From Guernsey butter and Spanish jamon to French shellfish - here's how to do a Euro foodie tour with someone else doing all the hard work.