July Dash down to Devon


Every summer I fi nd the allure of my home town of Brixham


in Devon irresistible. While it’s a classic seaside town in many ways (fi sh and chips, seagulls and shell shops), it’s when you


get away from the harbour that you really appreciate it. Start at Berry Head’s Napoleonic forts and follow miles of natural


beauty, from stretches of sandy beach to rolling countryside


and wonderful little woodland coves. At Kingswear, either


hop on an old steam train or take the short ferry across to Dartmouth for what I think is the best fi sh restaurant in


England – The Seahorse. The whole seabass grilled with a bit of lemon and rosemary is perfection on a plate. And if there’s a better scoop of ice


cream than that from Salcombe Dairy, then I’ve yet to taste it. Alex Mead, editor of Food and Travel Magazine foodandtravel.com


November FEEL THE HEAT IN MONTSERRAT The tiny Caribbean eminence of Montserrat is


synonymous with the volcanic eruption that buried half of it under ash. But don’t let that put you off – the other half of the island packs more than enough beauty and convivial old-school charm to keep the island’s fl ame burning. Find black-sand beaches, crowded rum shops and a heroic and irrepressibly infectious devotion to ignoring the big, hot elephant in the room. Tim Moore, acclaimed travel writer and author


of You Are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Through Unloved Britain (Jonathan Cape, £11.99)


August Live La Dolce Vita with kids


Sardinia. You just can’t beat it for sun and sandy, gently shelving beaches with


crystal-clear waters that are


just perfect for a toddler’s fi rst encounter with the sea. Stay in a villa with a pool or one of the excellent family hotels. Chuck in a few gelato artigianale and


you have the perfect recipe for a holiday with young children. I’ll be ignoring my own advice


this year, though. We’re packing our tent and cagoules, and


heading to Scotland for wind, rain and walking. Can’t wait. Family travel expert Chloë


Bryan-Brown was family travel editor at The Times thetimes.co.uk/travel


September Skip winter in South America


Come European autumn, why not head straight into spring? A 12-hour fl ight from the UK


is Buenos Aires, where, from September onwards, the air


gets warmer and the jacaranda trees blossom. The city has its own nature reserve just south of the fl ashy Puerto Madero


district, where you can see 200 species of bird, including the wattled jacana, which seems to walk on water. Al fresco


steak dinners and street tango provide urban delights. Chris Moss, author of


Patagonia: A Cultural History (Signal Books, £12)


October Get loved up in Italy Autumn is a glorious time


to enjoy a sexy sojourn and end-of-season sunshine:


temperatures across southern Europe remain warm but the crowds have departed.


As other hotspots have shut their parasols and closed


their shutters, sun-drenched Puglia in the heel of Italy is as alluring as ever. Masseria Torre Coccaro is a historic


fortifi ed farmhouse close to the Adriatic, set in stunning


organic gardens. Antiques and original art make time in-room appealing, with a spa, Turkish


baths and local fl avours enough to coax you out. Sign up for a cookery class and take home


the tastiest souvenir of a little of Masseria’s culinary magic. Juliet Kinsman, editor-in-chief of mrandmrssmith.com


December Go wild in Kenya


Head for Kenya, where the conservation movement is


showing how a wildlife safari holiday can be something


exciting and memorable, while putting money in the right pockets. Naboisho is the fl ag


bearer: 50,000 acres of rolling, sunlit savannah where the two


great migrations of wildebeeste congregate (possibly why it also has the highest concentration of lions I’ve ever seen).


Kevin Rushby, author and Guardian travel journalist guardian.co.uk/travel


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