Laura Millar

Lonely Planet • 29th March 2023

Tour Rome in a vintage Fiat

This car enthusiast shows you Rome from behind the wheel of a vintage Fiat Cinquecento

Wanderlust • 17th February 2023

Into the mountains: Year-round adventures in Pelion, Greece

From summer’s sandy beaches to winter’s snowy ski slopes, a holiday to Volos and the Pelion peninsula will captivate, whatever the season

Wanderlust • 10th February 2023

Incredible travel experiences in Kefalonia, Greece

This is an island where it is easy to relax, to soak up the nature and let the worries of everyday life melt away. In short, you’ll want to stay forever...

Metro Newspaper UK • 15th August 2022

Culture vulture

The tiny, colourful Italian island of Procida is packing a punch as the country's 2022 Capital of Culture, Laura Millar discovers

Metro Newspaper UK • 13th June 2022

It’s ice up north

JaJa Ding Dong! A new airline has just launched a unique route from London to the north of Iceland; Laura Millar flies to Akureyri...

Metro Newspaper UK • 13th June 2022

It’s (N)ice up north

‘Don’t be put off by the smell - the taste is much worse!’ jokes Elvar Reykjalin, owner of Ektafiskur, a small fish-processing plant in the village of Hauganes by Eyjafjordur, one of the longest fjords in Iceland.

The Guardian • 16th August 2021

‘Every flavour is infused with sunshine’: a guide to the best food and drink in Corsica

f you were to dream up the ultimate foodie destination, you might imagine a place with crystal-clear waters, lush forests, mountains and a reassuringly warm forecast that means every flavour is infused with sunshine...

The Guardian • 16th August 2021

Hilltop towns and secluded beaches: why Corsica is the Mediterranean’s best-kept secret

There are plenty of good reasons why millions of holidaymakers flock to the Mediterranean every year, but if you want to indulge in sun, sea and sand without the hustle and bustle, where’s the ideal place to go? For this stressed out soul, it has to be Corsica...

Metro Newspaper UK • 9th August 2021

Lava at First Sight

It’s barely 9am on a weekday but already the car park just off route 427, which snakes along the coast of the Reykjanes peninsula in south-western Iceland, is filling up...

Metro Newspaper UK • 2nd August 2021

Back to the Futuro!

Laura Millar has an out-of-this-world experience joining the Jetsons-set in Somerset...

The Telegraph • 1st May 2021

Place your bets on an island escape

It’s not that hard to explain why I have been coming to Mykonos almost annually for over 25 years...

The Guardian • 4th March 2021

Game of thrones: 14 of the best castles in north-west France

There are said to be between 1,000 and 7,000 castles, or chateaux, in France...

1st February 2021

Rock Star

Between lockdowns last year, this tiny British territory in the Mediterranean became a rare travel success story, thanks to its lack of quarantine on either side and no testing required. Laura Millar paid a visit...

Metro Newspaper UK • 2nd November 2020

Oh, you'll take the high road...

The stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) and Graham McTavish (Dougal McKenzie), tell Laura Millar all about their eventful road trip around the Highlands of Scotland for new book Clanlands

Metro Newspaper UK • 12th October 2020

What became of the likely lads?

Rock and roll enfants terribles, The Libertines, have opened a seaside hotel in Margate with a suitably rakish feel, discovers Laura Millar...

Metro Newspaper UK • 14th September 2020

You Essex-y Thing

As TOWIE celebrates its 10th anniversary, Laura Millar looks beyond the fake tan and flashy bling to find a different side of Britain’s most notorious county

Metro Newspaper UK • 2nd August 2020

Pier pleasure

I'm scouring the souvenir racks outside one of the many stalls lining Great Yarmouth’s Golden Mile — the nickname for its buzzy, burnished stretch of seafront — but I just can’t find what I’m looking for...

Evening Standard • 20th December 2019

Hotel of the Week: The Alex, on the banks of Lake Zurich

Laura Millar becomes the lady of the lake in a contemporary boutique hotel where the location takes centre stage...

The Telegraph • 13th August 2019

The best nightlife in Mykonos, from champagne bars to all-night discos

Mykonos comes into its own at night. From the host of prime positions from which to watch a deep orange and purple sunset, to the number of sophisticated cocktail bars, and the choice of dance clubs to head to in the small hours, it’s as if the island was made for partying.

The Telegraph • 13th August 2019

Where to eat in Mykonos, from sleek beachfront spots to souvlaki shacks

Mykonos's restaurant scene runs the gamut from the modest to the magnificent, as you might expect from one of Greece’s more glamorous islands. Its capital, Chora, is crammed with places to eat to suit every budget, from basic, formica-tabled souvlaki shacks, to slick, white-tableclothed fine-dining establishments.