Author series: Chris Pavone on Paris
Against a backdrop of elegant boulevards and prestigious museums, in a time of crisis the French capital reveals its vital heart and soul
Author series: Julie Davidson
Julie Davidson on her impending journey to Malawi’s great lake and why she fell for this watery wonder, ‘discovered’ by David Livingstone in 1859
Author series: Simon Armitage
Novelist, poet and playwright Simon Armitage explains how the mystery of the Yorkshire moors has inspired his latest, collaborative project, Stanza Stones
Author series: Lesley Downer
Japan specialist Lesley Downer on falling for the cultural enclave of Kyoto with its sashaying geishas and hidden temples
Author series: Roopa Farooki
Roopa Farooki on falling for steaming mussels, surfer bars, and delectable food markets in the French beach town of Biarritz
Notes from an author: Kate Mosse
The bestselling author tells of Carcassonne, the ancient French city where stories of the present are indelibly linked to those of the past
Author series: Julian Sayarer
After recessions and housing crises, the Greek capital has certainly suffered. But its creative locals and life lessons prove it can be a gentle, generous teacher
Author series: Lydia Ruffles
On a trip to the Japanese city of Osaka, sights and sounds offer ideas for a second novel, but it's personal truths that have the power to inspire.
Notes from an author: Selina Siak Chin Yoke
The limestone hills that surround the city of Ipoh aren't on the tourist map but their strange formations made them worth casting as a 'character' in a novel
Notes from an author: Nadia Dalbuono
It's easy to feel insignificant in a city whose living ruins mark some of the most triumphant accomplishments of civilisation — yet Rome's magnetic pull is undeniable
Notes from an author: Andrew May
Is there life on Mars? For a new generation of privately-funded space exploration programmes, the red planet is the next frontier for exploration
Notes from an author: Garrett Carr
The troubled past and uncertain future of the Irish borderland comes to life on an epic walking tour exploring the 300-mile divide between north and south
Notes from an author: Sarah Outen
Even for an elite kayaker, these remote Pacific islands are an intense place, challenging and inspiring in the same stroke, with back-breaking swells
Notes from an author: Charles Foster
A relationship with stags changes from bloodthirsty to empathetic, while their Highland home remains imperiously aloof.
Notes from an author: Fran Bryson
A journey to Salvador reveals a deeply religious festival where Bonfim, the patron saint of the state of Bahia, is worshipped as a miracle worker
Notes from an author: Andrew Lambert
Inhabited by pirates and castaways, this remote Chilean island has long been a place of mythology, tragedy and peculiar Englishness
Notes from an author: Horatio Clare
The author on his enduring love for the Italian city of Verona and the wine region of Valpolicella
Notes from an author: Peter Hudson
Having criss-crossed the African continent for more than 30 years, the author reveals why he’s compelled to return to Mauritania again and again
