David Wickers

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Most weekends away begin on a Friday night and finish on Sunday. But it’s well worth booking the Monday off to make the most of your destination – and hotel special offers, too

With 100 tourist islands offering mostly five-star luxury resorts, how do you to choose where to stay in the Maldives? Good Housekeeping travel editor David Wickers guides you.

Book a weekend break to Lubeck in Germany, one of Europe’s most beautiful – and undiscovered – cities

Travel expert David predicts the 10 best long-haul holiday destinations most likely to be in big demand this summer (so be sure to book your 2015 holiday early!)

What to do, what to see and where to stay if you’re visiting the Grand Canyon

For a place so utterly devastated by ‘Bomber’ Harris’ wartime blitz, Dresden’s beauty will probably come as a complete surprise. But with so much of the old city now faithfully rebuilt to its pre-war glory, Dresden really deserves a far higher ranking in the hit list of weekend breaks

The new Show Me Wales Rail Trails tells you how to travel to and what to do in Wales.

Travel to Spitsbergen to see puffins, guillemots and skuas, walruses, Arctic foxes, seals, reindeer, whales and polar bears, plus some 200 species of flora at this gem of a destination in Norway.

Considering a Winter holiday? Visit the Glacial Lagoon, Thingvellir National Park and the mighty waterfalls that make up the Golden Circle to experience the wonders of Iceland, says GH Travel Editor David

What happens when a travel editor and his very-excited teenage son go in search of the Northern Lights? Find out, one reindeer farm, two thermal onesies and many (fast) snowmobile rides later…

Travelling with children can be stressful, so here are 6 tips to make it a better journey for everyone on your next family holiday.

For an alternative to Helsinki and Lapland (at this time of year we know you want to!), take a photography course and learn how to take picture-perfect snowy snaps in Torassieppi in northern Finland

Travel editor David Wickers presents a weekend in Stratford-upon-Avon. Discover the world of Shakespeare, from his birthplace to Anne Hathaway's cottage, Hall's Croft and, of course, a visit to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

You’ll soon see a legion of volunteers standing at railway stations and on the high street selling traditional paper poppies and badges, and now there are lots of alternative poppy products to support The Royal British Legion

Enjoy a day out to see the 888,246 ceramic poppies that will progressively fill the Tower of London’s famous moat in memory of the outbreak of the First World War.

Every bookworm should book a place at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival with readings and talks from Hilary Mantel, Rose Tremain, Sheila Hancock and husband and wife team Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory.

Enjoy a taste of Australia and Michelin star food at a new pop-up restaurant in London.

Amble Links in Northumberland is a favourite canine holiday destination that’s open all-year round

Taking advantage of an impressive network of railway services that slice through the big, flat-field farmlands of the Île-de-France, visitors to Paris can enjoy easy access to historic towns, obscure museums and conspicuous cathedrals, elegant chateaux, wonderful gardens and even Mickey Mouse

For anyone looking for a European city break with a healthy dose of art and culture, why not try the recently renovated Mauritshuis gallery in The Hague, Holland? See the Girl With a Pearl Earring and take in the beauty of The Netherlands

The exhibition commemorates each of the victims of the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York.

There’s so much to do in Norfolk. Eat fish and chips in Cromer, visit Blicking Hall, a Jacobean mansion, see the seals at Blakeney, follow the coast along the long-distance footpath, visit the Titchwell bird reserve and sail along the Broads.

Once the brood is well on the road to adulthood, (genetics aside) the annual holiday is often what binds the family together. Here, Good Housekeeping’s travel editor David Wickers shares his family’s favourite travel spots.

Brilliant ideas for water-themed holidays in the UK, whether on rivers, beside lakes, along canals, out at sea or even under the waves.