1. Eating like a president

You’re never short of interesting places to munch in Sunny D with Afghan and Ethiopian restaurants joining the usual mix – and don’t forget to sample the traditional fish taco.

2. Comic-Con is in the diary

From now on, the month of July will not only mean hot (hopefully) summer days, ice cream and holidays. For me it will also mark the annual Comic-Con International show.

3. America’s southern jewel

San Diego sits in the south western corner of the United States – just north of the Mexican border – in California. SARAH DAVE stopped dreamin’ and started exploring.

4. Feel the rays in sunny Cyprus

England is in the middle of another bad summer, so STEVEN HUGHES escaped the inconsistent weather and took off for the perennial sun of Cyprus.

5. New friend in the city is number one

Covent Garden is one of London’s most popular tourist destinations.

6. Win London theatre break

It is a far cry from Kansas, and even further from the Land of Oz, but Dorothy, Toto and pals have been appearing at a South Bank theatre in a reimagining of the classic musical The Wizard of Oz.

7. Loving the craic in Temple Bar

Dublin is as cultured and cosmopolitan as any European city, according to ALICE MURPHY.

8. ‘Happy families’ – French parks find perfect translation

British family park holidays have a new identity in Europe.

9. A landmark of luxury on banks of Loch Lomond

How far does £50million go when renovating an 18th Century baronial mansion? STUART WHITE travelled north of the border to the gleaming Cameron House to find out.

10. A top weekend in the city of culture