Lisbon love, by Anita Chaudhuri, who spent a week on a ‘live life as a local’ tour

Paris perfect by Caroline du Pin de Saint André

Ever dreamed of chucking in the 9-to-5 to go and live in your favourite holiday destination? Writer Jennifer Barclay did – here, she tells how she let go of the illusion of safety to discover true happiness

Jane Alexander is drawn to one of the most barren landscapes on earth – and finds in the vast emptiness an unlikely antidote to loneliness

Suzy Greaves discovers if life is better by the sea in the Victorian coastal town of Bournemouth

Claire Rowley visits Georgia, and finds much to be thankful for

Psychologies editor Suzy Greaves unplugs from the hectic, modern world to commune with nature – and her family

‘I need to stop making excuses, and just take care of myself,’ says Amerley Ollennu, Psychologies’ beauty and wellbeing editor

‘I need alternative therapies to aid my arthritis,’ says Amerley Ollennu, Psychologies’ beauty and wellbeing editor

‘I need to overcome my chronic fatigue,’ says Selda Enver Goodwin, yoga teacher