Homeowners are unknowingly putting themselves into arrears by cancelling their mortgage payments without speaking to lenders first. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announced last week that homeowners in financial difficulty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will be offered a three-month mortgage break, or ‘payment holiday’. But lenders have warned that some borrowers are cancelling their … Read more
A fortnight ago, I went to see West End show Come From Away. It is based on a true story around 9/11. With US airspace closed, nearly 40 planes in the sky were requested to land at Gander Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. This airport in the middle of nowhere was once the biggest in the world. … Read more
TripAdvisor expands its site so travellers can now rate and review cruise holidays Travellers can also use the site to compare the prices of different cruises According to data, 30 million passengers are expected to take a cruise in 2019 Based on 2018 TripAdvisor data, 32 per cent of TripAdvisor users have cruised By Jennifer Newton … Read more
Leaving the car behind for an adventure on foot is the perfect way to discover the pleasure of slow travel. Having hiked high into the cloud forests of Costa Rica and clambered through the vertiginous ruins of Machu Picchu, I’ve become obsessed with how a simple walk can turn a good holiday into a great … Read more