Nick Savage journeys through southern Val d’Orcia in Tuscany with his family, drawing from the writings of DH Lawrence and the beliefs of the ancient Etruscans to interrogate loss, continuity and the pull of the unseen
Christy Spring didn’t come to Bali seeking transformation but instead to catch a connecting flight. Stranded by flooding and her father’s heart surgery looming back home, she finds that island serenity looks different when you actually need it
Forget strip-lit terminals and joyless queues – these railway stations make the journey as magical as the destination. Christy Spring picks out the finest palaces of movement, filled with Gothic grandeur and Beaux-Arts beauty
From underground monasteries to wine cellars carved from stone, Nick Savage experiences Cappadocia as a place where past and present are still physically entwined
From neighbourhood markets to standout restaurants, Molly Codyre eats her way through Vancouver’s vibrant neighbourhoods, tracing the city’s culinary identity one plate at a time
From faded factories to neon-lit streets, Łódź is a city in creative bloom – where street art, winter light and small human encounters reveal a place reborn. Lydia Swinscoe gets the inside track
This issue of Escapism explores family and the journeys we take together. Holidays have become a place where generations come back together – not just parents and children but grandparents too, sharing time, stories and space in ways that feel quietly radical. Longer, healthier lives and a renewed appetite for togetherness have turned the family holiday into something richer than a simple break from routine: marking time, creating memories and choosing experience over stuff. This issue looks at the trips that shape us, tracing the inheritances passed down through generations and reflecting on how families travel, reconnect and reckon with one another along the way. Mark Hedley revisits his youth at Legoland Billund, while Yvette Cook has a similar experience with her teenage children in Rio, and Patrick Dunne sees Boston through his father's eyes. It isn't all fun and games – Mike Gibson travels with three children under three in Andalusia, while Christy Spring attempts to make it back from Bali for her father's heart surgery. Rounding out the issue are dispatches from Tuscany, Tignes, Calais and beyond.
