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Forget chocolates and flowers! How about FaceTime with a cuddly creature? Hotel is playing cupid by sending ‘alpaca-grams’ from ‘Panchita’ to loved ones this Valentine’s Day The initiative has been launched at the JW Marriott El Convento Cusco in Peru Panchita, the hotel’s resident alpaca, will deliver the romantic video calls To make your Valentine’s … Read more
Stunning aerial images of the road Jeremy Clarkson said was ‘the best in the world’ The 93-mile Transfagarasan Highway twists and turns through the Fagaras mountains in central Romania Stunning aerial pictures of the famous highway were snapped by Romanian drone photographer Szabi Ignacz The highway was built on the personal orders of former Romanian … Read more
Rare images of the building of the US Transcontinental Railroad and the day the East and West sections united 150 years ago have gone on display in Salt Lake City, close to where it all happened. A collection of photographs and rail memorabilia goes on show this month at the city’s Utah Museum of Fine … Read more
Ryanair passenger suffered a broken ankle when aircraft jolted to avoid a nearby easyJet plane The Boeing 737 had been travelling from Edinburgh Airport to Fuerteventura As the aircraft descended, it was warned to stop due to an easyJet plane nearby The pilot suddenly switched plane to manual, which caused a huge jolt The sudden … Read more
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday idea, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. As Valentine’s Day beckons, he checks out the world’s most romantic wedding venues. The perfect wedding deserves the perfect location – and increasingly couples are heading abroad to find it. Tying … Read more
An Inspector Calls… The Bell at Skenfrith is in an enviable location – but it needs a ‘lick of paint and atmosphere’ The Bell at Skenfrith is located on the River Monnow in Monmouthshire The Inspector said it needs ‘some attention to detail’ and a ‘lick of paint’ His rack of lamb at dinner was … Read more
Felipe Massa races a peregrine falcon in Formula E car… but who took the chequered flag when he took on the fastest animal on earth? Massa attempted to outrun a peregrine falcon in a Formula E car in Saudi Arabia Former F1 driver Massa has switched to the electric series for the coming season The … Read more
New York is far greener than anyone expected. Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees found there are over 5 million ‘forested natural areas’ along with 666,000 street trees. They say the study, the most comprehensive ever of New York’s ‘urban forest’, could revolutionize urban planning. Scroll down for video During … Read more