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My first visit to the Galapagos Islands coincided with my 18th birthday. I’d been living in Quito, Ecuador, on a gap year exchange programme and my father, a vet and animal behaviourist, came to visit me. Together we explored the Galapagos on a rusty old ship. Despite the leaks and the cockroaches, it was a … Read more
Love Island’s Amy Hart became emotional as she paid tribute to the late Caroline Flack during a candid interview on Thursday’s episode of Good Morning Britain. The reality star, 26, opened up about the former Love Island host’s support as she endured a very public heartbreak over Curtis Pritchard on the 2019 series of the … Read more
Easter Island’s native civilisation was only destroyed AFTER European colonisers reached the isolated nation in 1770 and brought with them disease, slavery and murder A long-held theory claims the native society collapsed around 1600AD But researchers now know this is not true and it flourished into the 18th century When European settlers arrived on the … Read more
The girls didn’t look at me as I tiptoed into their bedroom. Isla and Molly were lying stock-still in their beds, eyes swivelled upwards and covers pulled up under their chins. ‘Morning Daddy,’ said Isla, very quietly indeed, without averting her gaze from the ceiling. Perched directly over their heads like a hairy glove puppet … Read more
Britain has over 1,000 islands and many of them, as a fascinating new book reveals, are ripe for exploring. Islandeering: Adventures Around The Edge Of Britain’s Hidden Islands, by Lisa Drewe, charts 50 hidden islands, many accessible but little known – all perfect for adventure and circumnavigation. The new book underscores what each island is … Read more
An RAF radar technician has captured the wild, desolate and beautiful landscapes of the Falkland Islands in stunning drone footage. Paul Bromham, 38, from Swansea, Wales, started filming during his time-off while hiking. His edited video shows the sharp contrast in scenery from vast white stone runs (sometimes called stone rivers) to rolling boggy mounds … Read more