The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Join Colin Firth in the French Riviera and pay a virtual visit to the zoo Watch animals play and feed at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Great Yarmouth Stream Magic In The Moonlight, which follows Colin Firth in the French Riviera Seek interior inspiration from … Read more
The right to roam is sorely missed. Travel has had to be put on hold. But nothing has been harder to live without than our nearest and dearest. We’ve phoned, Skyped, FaceTimed and Zoomed — yet all of us are dreaming of days beyond the lockdown, when grandparents can see their grandchildren and families can … Read more
As we gaze out at dozens of gleaming white kittiwakes bobbing and squabbling on the navy waters of the North Sea, my guide, Tim, says: ‘Really it’s a giant speed-dating site for couples who will never, ever split up.’ Looking upwards, I spy half a dozen gannets squatting on a narrow shelf gouged into the … Read more
Checking in… Rory Stewart: The former mayoral candidate and Conservative minister talks about nearly being arrested in Nepal and eating snake in China By Tamara Hinson For The Daily Mail Published: 09:48 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 11:59 BST, 9 May 2020 Ex-Conservative minister Rory Stewart This week it’s wobbly screen time for former … Read more
The Clash’s hit song Should I Stay Or Should I Go feels eerily appropriate for holidaymakers right now. But with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advising against all non-essential overseas travel, things do not look promising. So is the idea of a trip in July, August or the autumn just wishful thinking? Here are … Read more
There are few places in all of France as forbidding as this abandoned 19th-century prison – as these eerie pictures show. They were taken by French photographer Romain Veillon inside the city of Autun jail, which has a design much-dreaded among prisoners – panopticon, a word derived from panoptes, the Greek for ‘all-seeing’. The cylindrical … Read more
Edinburgh to London at over 3,000mph: Mesmerising speeded-up driver’s-eye footage of a train completing the capital-to-capital journey in SIX MINUTES LNER has released fascinating footage of the trip down the east coast of the UK During the six-minute clip, the train travels at the equivalent speed of 3,274mph Places it passes along the way include Newcastle, … Read more
The European flag quiz that only 10% of Britons could score full marks on (with millennials performing worst) – see how many YOU can match to the correct country Generation Z (18-25) performed the best, followed by Baby Boomers Generation X did slightly better than the worst performers, the Millennials The fastest time that the … Read more
Pictured: The incredible 24-person submarine with vast panoramic windows that will take tourists to depths of up to 328ft in air-conditioned comfort The Triton DeepView 24 affords passengers amazing views from the comfort of a 50ft-long interior It has been made by Florida-based Triton Submarines, which made the record-breaking Limiting Factor The Limiting Factor vessel … Read more
Revealed: Britons are set to holiday like never before with a third saying they will travel ‘more than ever’ once coronavirus restrictions are lifted In a poll of UK adults, 75% said they are now more appreciative of free travel However, 25% said they would be more cautious when travelling in future Meanwhile, 23% said … Read more