Britain has some surprisingly remote public houses for a small island – as we reveal here. From pubs on coastlines and islands not accessible by road to inns surrounded by epic mountains, these are the hostelries that make you work hard for your pint (or three). So scroll down – and ready the Ordnance Survey … Read more
I am bobbing along beside a fish bigger than a school bus, ahead lies a boundless sea of marine life, and I have a shark’s-eye view of the southern Atlantic Ocean. This is St Helena, the edge-of-the-world British territory adrift off West Africa, and my adrenaline levels soar as I eyeball an absolutely gargantuan whale … Read more
From hotels on tiny, car-free islands to forts in the middle of the sea, there are some fantastic places to really feel cut off from the rest of the world. And best of all, they don’t need to cost the earth. La Sablonnerie, Little Sark, Channel Islands On the tiny island of Sark, pictured, in … Read more
Where I live and write in Bath, heavy traffic shakes my building. Family, work deadlines, my bank account and, yes, Brexit all conspire to make me feel hemmed in. ‘The essential test of freedom asks how far in any direction we can move from where we now sit without deviating or meeting obstacles,’ wrote the … Read more
The ‘fantasy movie’ landscape of one of the most isolated and remote regions in the Himalayas has been revealed in a series of incredible pictures. They were taken by Lithuanian explorer Darius Radkevicius in Upper Mustang, a semi-autonomous region of Nepal that only opened to tourists in 1992. While there he took part in a … Read more
If there’s one memory of the voyage around Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands I cherish above all others it’s the moment I found a pile of lemony sleeping bags on the deck of our boat, the Ombak Putih. They were there as an invitation to adventure. Abandon your cabin, they said, and sleep on deck. Dream … Read more
We are seemingly in the middle of nowhere as we sail off the Antarctic Peninsula, with giant icebergs bobbing and snowy peaks protruding. But as we turn the corner, a tiny wooden hut comes into view. We’ve reached the southernmost post office in the world. Port Lockroy postal station is located on Goudier Island, which is … Read more
All companies have standards for the office, but remote work can complicate those rules. Here are 10 guidelines to help you establish a professional remote work policy. Video: 5 ways telecommuting benefits your company If your company is thinking about implementing a work-from-home policy, here are five reasons why remote work is a good idea. … Read more
Provided by TechRepublic Premium Published March 4, 2020 Topic TechRepublic Premium Format PDF Work from home policies and fully remote jobs top the priority list of many workers. After all, who doesn’t love the idea of working in their pajamas? Working from home also offers fewer distractions and interruptions from colleagues, reduces the stress of … Read more
If you manage numerous remote Linux machines in your data center, make it easier to run parallel commands to those servers with the help of PSSH. How to run parallel commands on remote servers with PSSH If you manage numerous remote Linux machines in your data center, make it easier to run parallel commands to … Read more