We all have our own holiday stories where our lack of nous with the native lingo has landed us in tricky situations. From struggles with deciphering road signs in St Petersburg to inadvertently ordering an ashtray instead of dessert from your waiter in Shanghai, the pitfalls are endless. But there’s nothing to make you feel … Read more
With most UK Covid restrictions limiting us to local exercise, websites and apps listing the best walks close to home have been booming. The National Trust has seen visits to 1,300 walking trails pages on its website double already this month, while the Ramblers, which offers more than 3,000 routes on its website, has recently … Read more
Here’s a property for sale that’s bound to spook the market – Loftus Hall, Ireland’s ‘most haunted house’. The asking price is 2.5million euros (£2.2million) – and you can even view the rooms virtually, if you’re brave enough. The 14th-century mansion’s reputation as a spine-chilling abode dates back to the mid-1700s, when the Devil is said … Read more
Here’s a property for sale that’s bound to spook the market – Loftus Hall, Ireland’s ‘most haunted house’. The asking price is 2.5million euros (£2.2million) – and you can even view the rooms virtually, if you’re brave enough. The 14th-century mansion’s reputation as a spine-chilling abode dates back to the mid-1700s, when the Devil is said … Read more
Australia had a vast inland sea, California was an island – along with Korea – and bizarre and terrifying sea creatures populated the oceans. Welcome to the cartography of yesteryear, when maps were informed not just by mathematics and exploration, but also by huge dollops of folklore and imaginative speculation – as fascinating book The … Read more
Forget going on holiday in paradise – own it instead. A stunning private island resort in Belize has hit the market for £3.3million ($4.5million). And it comes with mesmerising white-sand beaches, five beachfront cottages, spa facilities, a seafront restaurant and four boats. Royal Palm Island off the coast of Belize, which covers 6.5 acres and … Read more
Forget going on holiday in paradise – own it instead. A stunning private island resort in Belize has hit the market for £3.3million ($4.5million). And it comes with mesmerising white-sand beaches, five beachfront cottages, spa facilities, a seafront restaurant and four boats. Royal Palm Island off the coast of Belize, which covers 6.5 acres and … Read more
N95 face masks with built-in valves allow streams of unfiltered, exhaled air to escape — making them useless at stopping the spread of coronavirus, a study has warned. A researcher from the US used high speed cameras to film the patterns of airflow that come from an uncovered mouth, a valve-less N95 mask and a … Read more
Whether it’s Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man And The Sea or Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, efforts to land a big catch have always inspired stirring tales. But you don’t have to head to the deepest oceans to bag your own fish. The UK’s lakes and rivers are ripe for anglers of all skill levels — and … Read more
An early airport pint and the blast of hot air when you get off the plane: Britons reveal the best bits of a holiday (and that they’re missing even the bad parts, like hanging around departures) Researchers have drawn up a list of Britons’ 25 most exciting holiday moments Survey shows 64% say making memories is … Read more