Brian Johnston
Travel writer
Brian Johnston seemed destined to become a travel writer: he is an Irishman born in Nigeria and raised in Switzerland, who has lived in Britain and China and now calls Australia home.
Inside the (shabby) airport at the end of the world
This a magnificently located airport, but any sense of wide-open space and adventure is abandoned at the entrance.
- Brian Johnston
Planning your next holiday? 25 of the best trips to book right now
There’s a lot to be said for getting other people to do the hard work for you when you want to go somewhere relaxing and interesting.
- Brian Johnston
Passengers are getting younger: How cruising is changing in 2025
The average age of cruise passengers is dropping as ships embrace digital technology and more exotic destinations.
- Brian Johnston
Port guide: Oslo, Norway
Scandinavia’s smallest capital has very agreeable style and liveliness and some big attractions. Here’s what you need to see and do.
- Brian Johnston
Climb, hang, jump: 10 incredible skyscraper experiences
If you want to add a whole new meaning to hanging out, then harness up and climb, jump off or just lean out over these vertiginous skyscrapers.
- Brian Johnston
Cheaper flights, no queues: Why cruisers are doing Europe in winter
Europe has long been about sunny summer cruising, but winter cruises are set to become mainstream. Why?
- Brian Johnston
River cruising’s new frontier is (excitingly) nowhere near Europe
Done with the Danube and the Rhine? It might be time to look beyond the Continent’s predictable horizons for your 2025 sailing.
- Brian Johnston
Forget the Louvre: Here is the one thing you must do in Paris
You’ll learn more about Paris culture from a cafe terrace than from a museum.
- Brian Johnston
Ten unexpected destinations where Christmas is surprisingly huge
Move over North America and Europe: You can find plenty of festive fun and decorations in places you never imagined as tinsel towns.
- Brian Johnston
The strange island that feels like a piece of Venice floated away
Our Lady of the Rocks looks absurdly out of place in Kotor Bay, Montenegro, where it sits atop shipwrecks and other discarded debris.
- Brian Johnston
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