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To help relieve itchy feet brought on by extended stays at Costa Del Sofa, Google has pointed out that it has over 10 million miles of Street View imagery available for exploration. And some of it can even be explored with professional guides who have taken their tours virtual. Google says that in the past … Read more
Want to splash out on the ultimate post-lockdown romantic getaway? This Airbnb rental moored off the Sydney coast might float your boat. Welcome aboard Lilypad Palm Beach, which boasts a double bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, a private boat for exploring the coastline, a wine cellar stocked with Veuve Clicquot Champagne and a personal chef. … Read more
An eggs-traordinary place! The bizarre tropical paradise island in Thailand that looks like a CHICKEN Chicken Island, also known as Koh Kai, is part of the Poda group of islands in the Thai province of Krabi The ‘chicken head’ is a limestone rock formation located on the southern tip of the island Chicken Island is … Read more
Strange things behind Belgian windows: Photographer spent three years snapping objects displayed on windowsills across Belgium – and says its residents are ‘natural born artists’ The photographer is Frenchman Jean-Luc Feixa, who has compiled his pictures into a book The tome is called Strange Things Behind Belgian Windows and contains 160 windowsill images Feixa said: … Read more
Does this fill you with a cold dread? Incredible footage shows a daredevil dressed only in shorts swimming under blocks of ice in the Arctic Arne Haugland jumps into icy waters in Svalbard ‘one to three times a week’ The 29-year-old Norwegian says that it’s ‘more fun than scary’ Videos of his Arctic ice-diving antics … Read more
It may be unimaginable at the moment but one day in the future we will be able to throw the ultimate post-lockdown celebration with friends and family. And where better than in a palatial holiday pad? Here we round-up the best properties to rent around the UK, including an uber-modern beach house in Northern Ireland, … Read more
The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Revive the golden age of travel through vintage posters and virtually tour a Venetian palazzo Order a vintage travel poster promoting everywhere from Skegness to St Moritz Virtually tour Peggy Guggenheim’s former home, now a museum, in Venice Find inspiration for new adventures with Lonely … Read more
During summer on Sweden’s west coast, there is a sense of anticipation as its rather unique party season approaches. Everyone gets a little giddy about… crayfish. So don’t be surprised when throughout August you see groups sitting at long tables wearing bibs and funny-looking hats, singing silly songs and knocking back schnapps. West Sweden is … Read more
Checking in… Judy Murray: The tennis coach talks about family camping holidays in France and visiting one of Britain’s most remote tennis courts By Tessa Williams For The Daily Mail Published: 09:39 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 16 May 2020 Tennis coach Judy Murray This week Judy Murray, mother of Scottish tennis … Read more
Ermoupoli is possibly the most extraordinary town in Greece. There’s no maze of alleys, no whitewashed houses and no heaps of tangled fishing nets in the harbour. What you get instead is a busy city, whose broad squares, grandly domed churches and pastel-coloured mansions look more Italian than Greek. Ermoupoli is the capital of Syros, … Read more