How to explore the world from home during lockdown: Join Colin Firth in the French Riviera

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

Nine great paintings in Britain you must see after the coronavirus lockdown

Britain is home to works of art by some of the most important painters of all time, from J.M.W Turner to Salvador Dali. These masterpieces hang in some equally magnificent buildings that are worth visiting alone for their architectural splendour. Here we pick nine unmissable masterpieces and show you where to find them…  A haunting portrayal … Read more

Exploring The Retreat at Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s ultimate hideaway

Every day, those in search of Iceland’s most perfect Instagram shot will get up at dawn, just so that they can score a photo of a deserted, pristine Blue Lagoon. To one side of the lagoon, though, is The Retreat, which takes Iceland’s most seminal experience – bathing in its milky blue geothermal waters – and … Read more

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Discover the Danube with Classic FM’s John Suchet

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Discover the Danube with Classic FM’s John Suchet – join the radio star’s voyage on the river of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 08:33 BST, 10 May 2020 The mighty Danube flows through the heart of Europe … Read more

Enchanting pictures of Britain, from Somerset to North Wales, by photographer Aurel Paduraru

See Britain at its most enchanting: Photographer moved to the UK with his family – and took these incredible pictures as they explored their new home The stunning pictures have been taken by Romanian Aurel Paduraru, who moved to the UK last year The counties he’s explored so far include Gloucestershire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Pembrokeshire  He … Read more

Exploring Florence Nightingale’s home and the London museum dedicated to her on her 200th birthday

An illuminating 200th birthday tour with the Lady of the Lamp: Exploring Florence Nightingale’s family home and the museum dedicated to her Next week marks the 200th birthday of inspirational nurse Florence Nightingale Her former family home in Derbyshire is now a B&B – you can stay in her bedroom London’s St Thomas’s Hospital hosts … Read more

The new hotel formed from train carriages positioned on a BRIDGE in Africa’s Kruger National Park

It’s a stopping service like no other. Behold what is undoubtedly going to be one of the most sensational hotel openings of 2020 – a set of 13 restored train carriages that will house 31 luxury rooms positioned on an epic bridge inside South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Views of the local wildlife will be … Read more

Magical new photographs of the wild horses on America’s Cumberland Island by Anouk Krantz

Magical new photographs of the wild horses that live on a bewitching island off the east coast of America Cumberland Island was the setting for John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette’s wedding in 1996 It’s home to a 150-strong herd of wild horses, which roams free across beaches and dunes  The spirited animals have … Read more

Hotel in Maldives loved by Billie Piper reveals Edible Spa Menu – treatments you can make using FOOD

You can’t fly to a five-star celebrity-baiting hotel in the Maldives for a luxurious spa treatment – but you can make one. And all you need for a spot of lockdown pampering are foods that you can buy in the supermarket. Behold the ‘Edible Spa Menu’, courtesy of the Coco Bodu Hithi hotel in the … Read more

When pavements and cycle paths amaze, shock and amuse

Take a walk on the wacky side! When pavements and cycle paths amaze, shock and amuse – from 3D art to hilariously woeful repairs MailOnline Travel has scoured the globe for some of the wackiest walkways One 3D artist created a piece of street art turning a path into a gaping crevasse Disconnected paving slabs and … Read more