Steve McKenna
Travel writer
Steve McKenna is based in the UK, but is usually drawn to sunnier climes. He has a special affection for Mediterranean Europe, south-east Asia and Latin America.
The charming riverside wine region in the midst of a craft beer boom
Viticulture has long dominated Portugal’s second city, but travellers who prefer beer (cerveja) are increasingly merry here.
- by Steve McKenna
‘Edinburgh-lite’ and the other Scottish cities you must visit
With its good looks and epic festivals, Edinburgh gets most of the love – but Scotland has alternatives if you’ve already been to its glorious capital.
- by Steve McKenna
One of Europe’s greatest treasures as you’ve never seen it before
A dramatic high-tech display of a 1200-year-old book is just one of the highlights that modern Dublin has to offer.
- by Steve McKenna
The ‘other’ St Kilda: the eerie abandoned islands you can visit
Don’t expect amusements and sunbathers at this super-remote Scottish outpost. Its dramatic terrain and ghostly ruins tell a bleak saga.
- by Steve McKenna
The soul-stirring beauty of the Scottish isles you never knew existed
A small-ship cruise takes in the UK’s most northerly islands, which are closer to Norway’s Bergen than they are to Scotland’s Edinburgh.
- by Steve McKenna
Glam new Scottish hotel’s divisive look has earned it a rude nickname
W Edinburgh looks like nothing else in the city. And the views from this swirling newcomer are out of this world.
- by Steve McKenna
The wonderland dubbed ‘The Impossible Garden’ shouldn’t exist at all
Butterflies, birdsong, azaleas and rhododendrons, Californian redwood and even Wollemi pines flourish in this “impossible garden”.
- by Steve McKenna
Despite its issues, Britain’s answer to Vegas keeps bringing in tourists
Years of under-investment, deprivation, unreliable weather and boozy stag and hen parties haven’t stopped Blackpool being fun for all the family.
- by Steve McKenna
Europe doesn’t get more far-flung, or magical, than this breathtaking place
Created by volcanic eruptions and subsequently eroded by glaciers, winds and waves, this dreamlike archipelago sits halfway between Iceland and Britain.
- by Steve McKenna
One of Europe’s hottest destinations is cooler (and crowd-free) in winter
Portugal is a revelation in (their) winter: charming, easy-going cities, swoon-worthy countryside and few tourists.
- by Steve McKenna
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