Take a break with some retail therapy

London - Shopping and travel have always made the most delightful bedfellows. Whether it’s digging out an unusual trinket from a lively local market, finding that backstreet where the Parisians go for affordable style or grabbing discounted designer gear at a shopping mall, nothing beats the thrill of a bargain abroad, or finding something unique or unusual that you wouldn’t be able to pick up on the high street at home. Shopping has become so much a part of the holiday experience that specialist trips, tours and hotels now offer the chance to combine retail with repose. Some cater specifically for the female market. For example, in Italy, the Palazzo Victoria hotel in Verona has...