1 Fall off the wagon

Sign up for an Ecole du Vin weekend in March at the Hotel du Vin in Birmingham, hosted by top French sommelier Henri Chapon. pounds 575 per couple.

· 0121 200 0600, hotelduvin.com -
Robert Joseph, author of the Footprint Wine Travel Guide to the World

2 Ditch the diet

At Li Licci, the only concession to your ex-diet is yoghurt at breakfast. For the rest of your stay at this Sardinian agriturismo, it's multi-course feasts.

· 0039 079 665 029, lilicci.com. 40 minutes from Olbia airport - Kevin Gould, the Hungry Traveller

3 Forget the gym, relax

Have a Friday night out in London then catch the sleeper to Penzance. Jump into your hire car and head over to St Ives for sea air and Tate culture. Stay at Rick Stein's place in Padstow. Eat fish. Back to London on Sunday.

· Guy Browning, writer

4 Who needs an early night?

The clubs in Barcelona don't get going till 3am. One of the best is Razzmatazz (salarazzmatazz.com). When clubbers finally leave at 9am they go straight to the beach and continue the party.

· Stephen Dewaele, 2ManyDJs

5 Don't save, splurge

With the pound at its strongest in more than a decade, treat yourself to a glossy hotel such as Hotel on Rivington (hotelonrivington.com) on New York's Lower East Side. Shop at the area's boutiques, such as TG170.

· Lucas Dietrich, editor, Style Guides