The burgeoning, glitzy resort of Sochi will play host to the 2014 Winter Olympics and is a perfect place to get a taste of high-end skiing, discovers NICK DALTON

Renting a property can be an affordable, relaxing alternative to staying in a hotel, says ANNABELLE THORPE

IT FELT more like something out of the Wild West than the Deep South. We reached Nashville at dusk as the amplified twang of Country music began emanating from downtown bars. Bands blasted songs at deafening volumes to a crowd of patrons in cowboy outfits as the beer flowed, writes TERESA LEVONIAN COLE

I HAVE a confession to make – I am a margarita addict, writes NADINE LINGE

Get a real taste for the king of cities, writes SIMON LANCASTER

Love American cities but already ticked off New York, Los Angeles and Boston? ...writes LIZZY PRICE

This summer's Transit of Venus will prove a spectacular solar phenomenon. BRIAN PEDLEY finds the best vantage points

Discover buried treasures next to luxury locations in one of the glitziest cities on Earth, writes MATT TILLER

If ever there was a time you didn’t want crippling cramp in your legs it’s when you’re all at sea - literally - almost half a mile from the nearest land and up to your neck in the ocean, writes NEIL HYDE

ROSIE UNDERWOOD enjoys a dose of laid-back Caribbean charm in the British Virgin Islands...