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Joe Thompson, MD, Virgin Holidays, can’t get enough of classic road trips on the U.S. West Coast The world is your oyster – so, where will you venture to next? Here the top travel and tourism bosses help us come up with a shortlist of dream destinations for 2020… California Joe Thompson, MD, Virgin Holidays … Read more
Timmy Mallett – DJ, artist, author and Eighties children’s broadcaster – was preparing to embark on the ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain when a bulletproof government limousine arrived at his Berkshire home in the spring of 2018. He describes what followed in his highly entertaining and wildly odd new memoir, Utterly Brilliant! … Read more
Latvian capital Riga — less than three hours from the UK — is ranked among the world’s greenest cities. So it’s no surprise to find so many parks to enjoy while exploring this walkable city. Then there’s the lovely Old Town, with its cobbled streets flanked by countless cafes and restaurants set within beautiful Art … Read more
Ever fancied a trip to Morocco but weren’t quite sure how you’d cope with the hustle and bustle? Then a trip to Spain’s Granada could be your perfect test run. This city feels like the illegitimate child of Spain and Morocco. Just wander the hilly, cobbled streets that snake through the souk-like shops in the … Read more
Written by Yajnaseni Chakraborty | Kolkata | Updated: February 16, 2020 8:39:44 pm Having found a number apparently belonging to DTDC couriers through a Google search, Daud Haider called what he believed to be the DTDC office. Exiled Bangladeshi poet and columnist Daud Haider has fallen victim to credit card fraud in India. Haider, who … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge got stuck in and served breakfast to children during an early morning visit to a south London nursery today. Beaming Kate, 38, looked in her element as she wheeled in a trolley full of food and poured bowls of cereal for the youngsters at Stockwell Gardens Nursery & Pre-School. The royal, who has … Read more
With grand palaces, vast plazas and a particularly spectacular cathedral, Florence might not seem like the place to grab a bargain. But the grandeur is surrounded by street stalls selling panini, ice cream shops, busy markets and small cafes. The Tuscan capital was endowed by the Medici family of bankers, which sponsored Michelangelo, Da Vinci, … Read more
The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more
If your image of Lyon is of a crowded airport en route to an annual ski trip, it’s time to think again. France’s third largest city was founded by the Romans in 43BC and is the gastronomic capital of the country, so pack your loosest trousers. But it’s easy to zap excess calories walking around … Read more
The High Tatras mountain range in Slovakia has been named as the best place to visit in Europe in 2019 by a prestigious travel guide. The region has topped Lonely Planet’s Best in Europe 2019 list, with well-travelled judges praising its ‘mythical landscape of crooked peaks and plunging waterfalls’, as well as the opportunity to spot rare … Read more