London

The capital is home to some of the world's best tattoo studios and parlours – with top artists such as Nikole Lowe, Saira Hunjan, Naresh Bhana and Mo Coppoletta

Columbia Road Flower Market is one of the best places in London to pick up plants and flowers – get the inside track with our guide

Borough Market is one of the finest places in London to pick up premium quality food – from tapas to cheese and from cured meat to crème caramel

Despite rumours that Camden Market is a shell of its former self – the one-time undisputed centre of London's alternative scene – there are still plenty of delights to be found if you know where to look

It may be heaving with tourists, but Portobello Road Market is a London institution. It's crammed with antique dealers, vintage fashion stalls and retro memorabilia

Broadway Market's status as a promenade for the East End fashion set is legendary – but it's the high-quality fashion, vintage clothing and independent boutiques that excite the rest of us

Brick Lane Market is where Eastern promise meets East End chaos. What was a trail of bric-a-brac and fruit-stalls has now expanded to take in fashion, retro furniture and more

Speedy boats, trundling double deckers, tandem bicycles or good old walking... Time Out's guide to great London sightseeing tours