Gavin McOwan is the production editor for Guardian Travel
December 2025
Christmas puzzles special 2025
Around the world in 50 countries: the globe-trotting Christmas travel quiz
From the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to Donald Trump’s territorial wishlist, test your travel knowledge. Every answer is the name of a country
December 2024
Travel picture quiz
Where in the world? The Christmas travel quiz
From flags to film locations, test your travel knowledge with our fiendish picture quiz
June 2024
Berlin by rail: a cold-war adventure
Taking the sleeper train to Berlin, the writer and his teenage son explore the city’s fascinating legacy, eerie buildings, war relics and stunning street art
January 2024
Mário Zagallo obituary
Brazilian footballer with an unrivalled record of success in the World Cup as both player and manager
December 2023
2023 Christmas puzzles special
What on Earth: the bumper 2023 travel quiz
Which country drinks the most tea? Where did Rishi Sunak go on holiday? There’s a shipwreck on which national flag? Test your knowledge with our quiz for all travellers (including armchair ones)
October 2023
Sir Bobby Charlton obituary
England’s most successful footballer, a player who won all the major honours and was admired for his gentlemanly behaviour
August 2023
A fun and fabulous way to travel: my tuk-tuk adventure across northern Italy
A three-wheeler tour starting in Milan makes for a rollicking ride in the gorgeous scenery and small towns of the Italian Lakes
July 2023
Edinburgh beyond the fringe: the best day trips from the city by train
There’s a lot to see just a short rail journey from Edinburgh. Don’t miss out on these stunning Scottish countryside delights
April 2023
Into the woods: a forest cabin in East Sussex where guests contribute to their stay
Buildings on this site in the High Weald were created from timber grown here, and visitors get to chop their own logs or learn a woodcraft
December 2022
Pelé obituary
Global superstar of football who was a hugely prolific goalscorer and three times a World Cup winner with Brazil
August 2022
The second world war airbase turned private nature reserve – with its own low-impact holiday cabins
Once home to Clark Gable’s air squadron, the Wilding Airfield in Northamptonshire now has two cabins immersed in nature, as well as the relics of war
December 2021
The big 2021 travel quiz: from Hadrian’s Wall to outer space
In what city did Bond almost come a cropper, and which country ditched the Queen? See how much you remember from the world of travel in 2021
November 2021
I was a schoolboy chef at Birmingham’s Grand Hotel. Now I’m back – as a guest
Four decades after taking a part-time job in the city’s top hotel, our reviewer checks out its newly restored incarnation – and finds it as eye-popping as ever
October 2021
Hut parade: cool Scandi cabins on the Kent coast
The Romney Marsh coast is peppered with striking designer huts – and a new complex of cabins makes the perfect base for exploring Dungeness and Camber Sands
June 2021
From Factory Records to Oasis: a musical tour of Manchester
A new exhibition on the seminal Manchester label is the start of a musical homage taking in the roots of Joy Division, the Smiths et al
May 2021
Coventry, from 2 Tone Ghost Town to City of Culture
5 of Britain’s best hotels for a post-lockdown treat: reviewed
February 2021
Virtual travel guides
Samba and caipirinhas: how to celebrate Rio’s cancelled carnival online
The world’s biggest party should have started today. Enjoy the virtual version through livestream shows, music and online tours of Rio’s spectacular sights
June 2020
Travel picture quiz
Show us the way to Amarillo! Travel and music quiz
Name that tune – or at least where it comes from – in our quiz on music of the world
May 2020
Travel picture quiz
Take a peak at our mountains quiz
When it comes to knowledge of the lofty places of the world, will you be reaching dizzy heights or bumbling about on lower slopes?
