Pictured: The stunning sci-fi-style ‘vertical-city’ Zaha Hadid twin skyscrapers that will be as tall as the Empire State Building and linked by terraced aquaponic gardens Futuristic ‘Tower C’ will be part of the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base business centre It has been designed by the acclaimed Zaha Hadid Architects and will soar to a height … Read more
Greece is one of the planet’s most historically fascinating countries and one of the most photogenic. This is a land of eye-poppingly dazzling beaches, monasteries perched on dizzying columns of rock and impossibly quaint fishing villages. Many know it to an extent from the Mamma Mia movies, or a blurry ouzo-laced holiday. For a deeper … Read more
Romantic date nights, walks on the beach and chasing sunsets: Inside George and Joanna Burgess’ idyllic Barbados getaway as they escape Covid-stricken England for a second time By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:54 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 23:08 GMT, 13 January 2021 Rugby league player George Burgess and his wife, … Read more
It’s an urban landscaping project that has taken off in style. What was once a 6,000ft (1,830m) long airport runway in Shanghai is now a stunning park containing 2,227 trees, 82 plant species, a beautiful sunken garden, cycle paths, a playground and a bird-watching grove. The project is the brainchild of U.S architecture firm Sasaki, … Read more
‘If you’ve printed out an itinerary, throw it away,’ says Adam, the trip leader of Oceanwide Expeditions’ Hondius ship, as we gather for a briefing en route to the world’s largest desert – Antarctica. The initial plan for the ten-day expedition has changed, he says, and now we’ll venture below the Antarctic Circle, something that … Read more
Take the beach to the yacht! OUTRAGEOUS 393ft megayacht comes with an expanding lower deck to ‘connect you with the ocean’ (and below-deck garage for the helicopter) Project Indah is a boat that ‘has been created to meet the growing demand for megayachts over 100 metres’ She actually measures 120m (393ft), which would put her … Read more
Pictured: The 393ft megayacht that comes with a helicopter landing pad (and a below-deck garage) and its own fold-out BEACH CLUB Project Indah is a boat that ‘has been created to meet the growing demand for megayachts over 100 metres’ She actually measures 120m (393ft), which would put her in the top 30 lengthiest superyachts … Read more
Absolutely paw-some! That’s one way to describe these images of two rescue dogs enjoying trips to some of Europe’s most mesmerising landscapes. The beautiful photos feature former Romanian street dogs Finn (the brown dog) and Yuri (the black and white dog) and were snapped by their Austrian owner, Anne Geier, in countries such as Italy, Norway … Read more
Horizons may have shrunk once again, with non-essential trips banned and flights cancelled for the next few weeks — but don’t let that stop you seeing the world. Go online, find the right webcam (video cameras streaming live internet pictures) and you can soon feel as though you’re almost — but not quite — in … Read more
Three strides and it’s all over. Welcome to the street that has been recognised by Guinness World Records as being the shortest in the world – it measures just six feet nine inches (2.05m) – therefore taking the average adult just three steps to conquer. The street is in Wick, Scotland, and is occupied by … Read more