Mike Martin

Nightwatching In Amsterdam

Anyone coming out of Peter Greenaway’s film Nightwatching will be bursting to hop over to Amsterdam to have another look at Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch, which the film dramatises Read the guide

Glasgow - City of style, culture and food

Scotland's Glasgow is emerging from its dark past into an era of stylish shopping, trendy designers, fantastic Victorian buildings and some top-notch food Read the guide

Vigo – Spain’s hidden gem

The port of Vigo in north-west Spain is a highly attractive city and offers some of the country's best seafood and wine Read the guide

Waterloo: a trip back in time

Many people remember learning at school about Waterloo and the battle that made Wellington a British hero - but a visit to the actual battlefield in Belgium brings the historic event vividly to life Read the guide

Homage to a famous Belgian

In Louvain-la-Neuve, a university town near Brussels, fans of the Tintin comic books can get their fix of nostalgia at a gleaming new purpose-built museum dedicated to their creator, Hergé Read the guide