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Ibiza, it turns out, has a secret ‘island’ neighbour – and it’s available for hire. If you’re extremely wealthy. The unheralded Isla Sa Ferradura is a jaw-dropping nine-acre islet in the Balearic Sea you can rent for £192,760 (€220,000) a week. It’s a lot of cash, but it gets you the run of the outcrop and the slick … Read more
Italian island promises to refund tourists the cost of their hotel if it RAINS during their stay Island of Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, has launched the ‘Elba No Rain’ campaign Tourists are refunded a night’s stay if it rains for two consecutive hours in a day The rain must fall between 10am and … Read more
All eyes are on Japan this year as it hosts the Rugby World Cup in September and the next G20 meeting in June, and readies itself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But visitors who want to explore beyond the obvious tourist attractions should consider Hokkaido. The wild north island is a peaceful enclave of stunning nature … Read more
The Bobs coaster, the Parachute Jump and Silver Streak: Fascinating colour pictures taken in 1948 show day trippers on Coney Island enjoying thrill rides and heatwave sunshine Coney Island was discovered by European explorers in the 1600s but remained undeveloped until the 1860s By the 1920s, with its Cyclone roller coaster, it had the reputation … Read more
WHAT BOOK would military historian Damien Lewis take to a desert island? Damien Lewis revealed he is reading Special Operations In The Age Of Chivalry He would take Andrew Roberts’ Churchill: Walking With Destiny to an island J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings books that gave him the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
The world’s most expensive resort is open for business – and as you might expect, it’s jaw-dropping. But so it should be for $100,000 (£76,800) a night. It’s called Banwa Private Island, and while the price tag is eye-wateringly hefty it does secure guests the entire island. The world’s most expensive resort is open for … Read more
WHAT BOOK would historian and nature writer John Lewis-Stempel, take to a desert island? John Lewis-Stempel revealed that he’s currently reading Le Grand Meaulnes He would take Delphi ’s The Complete Works Of John Clare to a desert island He says reading BB’s The Little Grey Men sparked his interest in books By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
There are a surprising number of islands in the Thames. Canvey and Sheppey, of course, but also smaller curiosities: Glover’s Island at Richmond and D’Oyly Carte Island, Weybridge, for example. And less than an hour’s drive from central London is an island which presents visitors with a near perfect retro-Georgian idyll. In 1738, Charles Spencer, … Read more
Travel: All-inclusive but not as you know it, Rixos Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi By Lucy Coghlan For You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 7 April 2019 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 7 April 2019 It’s well acknowledged that all-inclusive holiday options can divide traveller opinions rather radically. For some triggering traumatic flashbacks to sad looking warming trays … Read more
After nearly 1,000 performances of Robin Hood at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, I was becoming weary of pulling on my green tights each night. I come from Stoke, so I’m biased in favour of its attractions, but I realise abundant winter sunshine isn’t one of them. After a long panto season, I was ready … Read more