Natural wine, long hikes and history: Could Kutaisi be Georgia’s next great travel destination?

Once seen as a Wizz Air transit point, Kutaisi is drawing travellers to western Georgia’s culture, wine and landscapes. View ...

The best European walking holidays to take this spring

From Italy and Spain to the islands of Greece and Ireland, head to these dramatic coastlines and rugged mountain areas.

Colonial history: Meet François Pyrard of France, who visited India well before the French traders

Itinerary of François Pyrard de Laval includes a visit to "Inde." On a chilly afternoon in February 1611, the town of Laval, a prosperous mercantile conurbation on the River Mayenne in northwest ...

'Enemy' insults and questioning Putin: Steve Rosenberg on tightrope of reporting from Russia

The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.