With over 4,000 bars, pubs and hostelries to pick from, there's some tough competition but here are give of my favourite offbeat bars that you'll remember long after the hangover disperses

Skip the frozen croquettes and sugary sangria and head ten minutes north for tapas to make you fall in love with Spain all over again.

To celebrate World Book Day in the UK, here are my all-time five favourite travel volumes, which made me want to pick up my passport and go!