Pull up a seat and sample Japan’s gift to the world: How to find the best sushi restaurants

Pull up a seat and sample Japan’s gift to the world: How to find the best sushi restaurants Japanese food specialist Lesley Downer reveals how to find a good sushi place She suggests looking for places with the freshest fish and a chef behind counter The rice should look glossy and be subtly flavoured with rice … Read more

Try our top ten tours that give you… access all areas from the Vatican to Nashville

Small escorted tour holidays are increasing in popularity, whether they offer trips to Russia or the Lake District. All transportation is organised for you, as well as hotels and most meals.  A tour manager is on hand throughout to take care of the itinerary, paperwork or any problems. And along the way, the best guides … Read more

Comedian Helen Lederer recalls her holiday adventures from travelling to Austria to visiting Ibiza

‘I’d rather stay on my balcony and remain pale’: Comedian Helen Lederer recalls her holiday adventures and why she avoids lining up her sun lounger next to others By Richard Webber For The Daily Mail Published: 09:57 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 09:57 BST, 16 December 2019 Comedian Helen Lederer, who has been revealing … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries from European scuba spots to Russian cruises

Where to find the best scuba spots in Europe and how to cruise from the UK to Russia: The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 09:34 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 09:35 BST, 16 December 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week visiting … Read more

How to save into an Isa

Let’s face it, long-suffering savers don’t get much in the way of rewards for their efforts at present. That makes it now more important than ever to avoid the tax man skimming some off the top.  Cash Isas are arguably still one of the best long-term tools to do so – these are savings accounts … Read more

Sharm El-Sheikh offers superb diving – and with direct flights from next week it is back in business

‘Great fish and chips!’ said Tina and Stewart from Bromsgrove. Anna, Andrea and Alan from Sunderland also loved the ‘beautiful’ fish and chips, but also had a ‘fab’ holiday. ‘First time to Egypt!’ It’s a novel kind of guestbook. The messages are written on beer mats underneath a glass-topped table in the Queen Vic Pub, … Read more

The sales are on and flights are cheap. There’s no better time to visit New York than in new year

The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more