The Cove, Lamorna, Cornwall

  TV presenter

  The honeymooners' ecstasy - and agony

  Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travel

  A quest to discover the forgotten churches of Russia's rural heartlands takes Robin Stummer to a place where time flows backwards

  The £200 challenge: Nowhere does festive markets better than Germany. Paul Simon hits the seasonal stalls of Hamburg for a budget shopping spree

  Fed up with grotty shoeboxes in modern ski resorts, Edward Marriott heads to a cosy cabin beside the piste, high above the Austrian resort of Schladming

  If a trip to the Arctic Circle is beyond your means, don't despair. Head instead to Stockeld Park in Wetherby, Yorkshire between now and 27 January and you'll find it transformed into a Swedish-style winter wonderland. Sort of.

  Watch badgers from your sofa

  A taxibob?

  The volcanoes of Sicily and the Aeolian islands provide a spectacular backdrop for a holiday. But will walking to the paper shop be adequate preparation for climbing Mount Etna? Phil Hogan finds out

  Good food, good friends, good times - and above all a top-notch setting. Jane Dunford and Liz Bird offer their pick of holiday homes to rent for a festive celebration. Some are still available for this Christmas or New Year, so round up extended family or a gang of mates and plan a party to remember