While lockdown still prohibits us from holidaying beyond our own four walls, there’s nothing to stop us dreaming about the incredible places we’ll travel to once it’s safe to do so – and lots of people across the globe have been using Airbnb to do just that. And they have excellent taste. The global renting … Read more
Stunning locations captured by the finalists of the 2020 Landscape Photography Competition showcase the Earth’s beauty in a unique series of images. In Eric Melzer’s other-worldly ‘Solar Storm’, water ripples in eerily perfect formation around the Ivanpah Solar Station in California. John Kimwell Laluma’s incredible ‘Density’ captures the courtyard of a Macau apartment building from … Read more
Trust in the travel industry has plunged to a record low as airlines and holiday companies continue to deny and delay refunds for coronavirus cancellations, according to Which? The consumer champion says its Consumer Insight Tracker shows that trust in airlines and holiday companies has dropped from a net score of nine in February 2020 … Read more
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
Finnair will resume flights from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh in July, gradually adding routes back to its global network. Between April and June, Finnair will have been operating at roughly five per cent of its normal 350-flight capacity – around 20 flights a day – maintaining critical air connections for Finland. From July it will … 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
Revealed: Price is STILL more important than safety standards for British travellers – and just five per cent are waiting for a coronavirus vaccine before travelling again In a poll of UK adults 29 per cent named price as the number one factor In comparison, only 19 per cent said safety of destination was the … 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