Just four spring nights on the Dalmatian coast, before the summer crowds. Walled medieval towns, a hilly island best explored by bike and a Roman palace to finish.

Christmas season in London with family: three Premier League matches, the lights and shop windows, and a 20th anniversary celebrated in the city where it all began.

London in January, taken in two walkable days: the Westminster sights and the Tower on foot, a West End show by night, and a guided crawl through the City's oldest pubs.

A first London visit for young teenage boys, over four nights. The Crown Jewels and a wartime bunker, a rooftop walk over the O2 and celebrating Canada Day on Maiden Lane.

Rock climbing in the Alpilles, a Van Gogh light show in a quarry, Luberon hilltop villages and two nights of Cannes energy: a week in southern France paced around a teenager.

Girlfriends in Paris, shopping the grand stores of Boulevard Haussmann, Saint-Germain and the Marais between long lunches and a DJ at dinner in the old stock exchange.

Greece as a family, from the ruins of Athens to climbing crags on Kalymnos, cliff jumping off the white volcanic rock of Milos and sunsets over Santorini's caldera.

Split between the Golden Circle's otherworldly landscapes and immersion in a private lagoon spa on Iceland's lava fields, three nights kept compact and close to the airport.

Two couples drive Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, walking the cliffs out of Doolin and e-biking around Slea Head, with long pub evenings along the way.

A multigenerational road trip along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, designed for a variety of interests, from sea cliffs and castles to Skellig Michael for Star Wars fans.

Cliff jumping and learning to row a gondola, ancient ruins and vineyard happy hours: twelve days in Italy that balanced teenage energy with adult indulgence.

Three nights in Venice built around the water: breakfasts on the Grand Canal, a different neighbourhood on foot each day and evenings travelling to dinner by boat.

Two fast days in Rome ahead of the crowds, from the Colosseum arena floor to the top of St. Peter's dome, and five slow ones at a hillside villa facing Orvieto.

From a garden party at a villa above Fiesole to an e-bike day through the Chianti vineyards and a farewell dinner in one of Florence's oldest churches.

A long weekend in Lisbon, a steep, tiled capital on the Atlantic, with the old city, the riverfront and a neighbourhood on the doorstep in easy reach of each other.

A multigenerational road trip through Scotland's remote northwest Highlands, past lochs, castle ruins, rugged coast and hairy coos, finishing in Edinburgh's old town.

A week split between a clifftop estate in the Serra de Tramuntana, a harbour promenade, and an old-city rooftop, with Mallorca's winding coastal roads and stops filling the days.

Mallorca out of season, when it's coastal hikes and Palma rather than beach days. Five nights over three stops, each chosen for the hotel as much as the place.