This is such a treat, we're loathe to tell you about it. Hidden in an untypically lush, fern-rich Cornish valley, this little house's terrace overlooks manicured gardens that spill down to the Cornish sea lapping at the bottom of the garden. The clotted cream tea is the finest you can get (Cornis... Read more »

Market town with famous market of South American products. The main market day can easily be avoided and similar things found on other days. Artefacts from all South America. Good place to stay and see rural Ecuador and buy local weavings. Read more »

Delightful town with lively market selling many Guatemalan artefacts. Read more »

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This was the first of superstarry-chef Michel Rostang's bistros, and as it was set in an old epicerie, or spice shop, next to a temple of gastronomy, it was christened the 'bistro next door'. This is the ideal of what a bistro should be, with classic bistro decor, wicker chairs for outside dini... Read more »

Freni e Frizione (via Politeama 4-6, 06 5833 4210, open 6pm-2am daily) is the happening bar of the moment. In Trastevere, just downriver from piazza Trilussa, this laid-back shabby-chic hangout was opened by two Turinese gallery owners. Dreadlocked barman Blaise mixes a mean mojito, and the free ... Read more »

For the best coffee in Rome go to Café Sant’Eustachio on Piazza Sant’Eustachio. This is no fancy café, you can stand at the chrome bar to knock back your espresso, but you won’t find better in the city. The coffee machine is hidden from view so no-one can discover the formula and the wate... Read more »

Modern Australian Cuisine, specialising in fresh whole fish. Select one sized to suit your party and then choose from the days three sauces. If you're not a fan of the best fish in the world (Arguabley, WA brings up the best seafood in the world from it's unpolluted patch of the Indian Ocean) t... Read more »

Rome stakes fair claim to inventing the gelato, and there are no shortage of fine parlors in the eternal city. But the cream of Rome’s ice creamers is Il Gelato di San Crispino which - the conoscenti say - serves the best ice cream in the world. Tubs only here (cones would interfere with the ta... Read more »

Delicious Modern Australian, Asian Fusion served up in a sweet colonial house. Book ahead for a courtyard table in the summer. The Tasting Menu is well worth the three hours it will take and of course depending on the season could see fabulous creations using scallops, duck, local beef and the ... Read more »