Before you book an overseas holiday, check your passport validity, the destination's entry rules, visa requirements and travel-health needs, and build the time and cost of those checks into your plan. A holiday can look perfectly straightforward until you check your passport, look into travel health and realise there are costs and appointments to fit in before you go. Warren learned that the expensive way: a same-day passport renewal, a full day at the passport office and a t

What Milan is really like for first-time visitors, from Warren Milburn: the drivers, the espresso, the risotto house and what to book ahead.

Warren Milburn stayed in Shinjuku and visited Tokyo with ten days to explore. Here's what first-time visitors to Tokyo actually need to know: where to stay, how safe it is, what to skip, and what the city really feels like.

Warren Milburn has visited New York twice. Here's what first-timers need to know: where to stay, how to get around, and what the city really feels like.

Warren Milburn shares honest first-timer insights from ten days in San Francisco — from the Gold Dust Lounge to Alcatraz, the Tenderloin to Blondie's Pizza.

Most Madeira levada walks are fine to do independently. A handful genuinely need a guide — tunnels, exposed drops, remote terrain. Here’s the honest breakdown.

Warren recalls his honeymoon in the Austrian Tyrol — mountain air, schnapps distilleries, beer festivals, and the kind of trip that stays with you for decades.

Not all travel advisors are the same. Warren at Kite and Compass explains the types of advisor available in the UK, what to look for, and the questions worth asking before you commit.

The best UK getaways are not about cramming in the most places. Warren Milburn explains how to think about what you actually want from a trip before you start booking.

Warren Milburn of Kite and Compass Travel shares what Marrakesh is really like — the souks, the Medina, the pottery trick, and why he's going back.

It depends, honestly. A travel advisor is genuinely worth it for some trips and some people, and a complete waste of time for others. Warren Milburn, with forty years of travel planning experience, gives you an honest answer - including when you probably don't need one.