Sharron Livingston

Santa Monica: La Dolce Vita

In this city getting fit is a social event

Who says it’s wrong to play with your food?

Never mind what your mother says, consider these festivals where you can be frivolous, juvenile and downright childish

Tiara Yaksta Cannes, France

Spa retreats in splendid scenery

A selection of sensational spa retreats where you can relax and rejuvenate for 2012.

Raffles

Praslin, Seychelles

The Seychelles: nature's Eden project

We find hidden treasures.

Salzburg: These hills are alive...finally

The Sound of Music comes home to the city in which it was filmed.

Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street

London

Denver: Join the mile-high club

Everything is big in Denver, from the mountain peaks to the shoulder pads of Dynasty.

Reunion Resort

Kissimmee, Florida

Taking the Mickey out of Orlando

Can you visit Florida and not experience Disneyland?

Wake up on a hill, luncheon on a beach - in the same resort

The estate was so big we never did find the boules, tennis or squash courts.