Sweden: A place to branch out in Lapland’s forests

'If schnapps, birch and sauna don’t work, you’re probably dead,” was the advice from our guide, Lars, at the end of a long and tiring day in Harads, a tiny village halfway between Luleå on the frozen Gulf of Bothnia and Jokkmokk, the heart of Sami territory, in Swedish Lapland.

A short break in Shanghai

Ian Henderson finds out for the Sunday Telegraph if it’s possible to get a snapshot of the world’s biggest nation in just a few days.

Sects and the city - Beirut

Ian Henderson for the Sunday Telegraph is thrilled by the tumult of flavours in Lebanon’s cultural and culinary meze.

Blood and chocolate

Grenada is an island with a wild history, even by the piratical standards of the Caribbean. It’s written into the place names, the buildings, even the trees in the forests. Something to think about as you sip a cold Carib beer in your hammock by the sea.

From the Sunday Telegraph

It was the best of climbs ...

Atlas Mountains, Morocco
It was one of the best nights of my life. A night when you remember why you travel. A place few people have ever been. Dawn breaking through a gap in ochre-red mountains and slowly filling an endless, empty valley with light. Utterly beautiful, utterly tranquil. Except for the thrashing and groans of torment which had been going on all night and were still coming from Eddie's tent.
From the Telegraph

Abu Dhabi: where trees grow on money

Turn it green, said the king of the desert. Plant a few trees. Put some animals on it. Starting with the extinct ones. Oh, and build a couple of palaces while you’re at it – one for me and one for the ladies. 

This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph (click here)

Volvos, Vikings and various kinds of herring

Stockholm is one of the world's most perfect cities. So why do thousands of Swedes leave every year? 


This article first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph (click here)