Angelina Jolie talks about Maddox’s plan to return to university in South Korea amid Covid-19 crisis

Angelina Jolie took part in a written interview with DongA Ilbo Daily, where she talked about her son Maddox, 18, and his plan to return to his university in South Korea after the Covid-19 pandemic. The movie star, 44, also discussed her focus during the health crisis, which she said is on children’s education and making sure … Read more

Highway to Heaven: South African traditional leader is buried inside his Mercedes Benz

Highway to Heaven: South African traditional leader is buried inside his Mercedes Benz, with his hands on the wheel Chief Tshekede Pitso, 72, is believed to have collapsed and died from old age The United Democratic Movement politician ‘spent much of his time’ in the car He specified to his three daughters and two sons … Read more

Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the joint most powerful passports in the world

Japan is now sharing the accolade of the world’s most powerful passport with Singapore and South Korea, a new global ranking has revealed. The Singaporean and South Korean passports have moved up the list from joint second. Citizens of these countries can visit 189 countries around the world visa-free – the same as Japan.  In second … Read more

The South African wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them pest-free

Quackers! The wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them free from pests Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate in South Africa unleashes Indian runner ducks into its vineyards  The ducks happily dine on snails and insects, which allows the estate to be less reliant on pesticides They walk, rather than waddle, … Read more

South Africa sees its first two coronavirus deaths

South Africa’s national lockdown made a chaotic start today as people crowded outside supermarkets and packed into taxis despite a growing coronavirus outbreak. The country of 57million people began a three-week quarantine today as the government confirmed South Africa’s first two deaths from the virus.  But there were widespread signs of the lockdown being ignored … Read more

From North Korea to sunny South Africa via Israel: The world’s most unusual ski resorts revealed

If you want to take your ski holiday completely off-piste, then forget the Rockies, Sierra Nevada mountains or the Alps – try the Middle East. Or perhaps North Korea. Here we reveal some of the most unlikely locations for ski resorts. North Korea  North Korea’s Masikryong ski resort opened in 2014 to compete with Pyeongchang … Read more

How watching leopards on a South African safari makes for a heavenly honeymoon 

Honeymoons can be tense affairs. Or so they tell me. Until now, I couldn’t possibly comment, but here I am with the wonderful woman who has agreed to marry me and I’m praying (a little nervously) that the next few days will go spectacularly well. This is Natasha’s first time in Africa. She’s not exactly … Read more

Fifty stunning pictures that show the astonishing landscapes of South America

The diversity of South America’s landscapes is perhaps the greatest of any continent. It’s hard to fathom that both the driest hot desert in the world, the Atacama in Chile, and our planet’s most biodiverse region, the Amazon rainforest, can be found within the same landmass. There’s also the bright-white salt flats of the Salar … Read more

Ten of the best majestic Scottish islands from Iona and Islay to South Uist   

The writer Lawrence Durrell called it ‘islomania’, a condition he described as ‘an affliction of the spirit’ that led sufferers to find islands ‘irresistible’.  He caught the bug on Corfu, but I defy you not to turn into an islomaniac after a visit to one of the many beautiful islands off the coast of Scotland. … Read more

A review of Nanuku resort in Fiji, a hotel named the best in Australia and the South Pacific

‘I wish I had some friends here to invite over,’ I told the buggy driver, as I was dropped off outside my cavernous villa.  I’d landed at Nanuku in Fiji – an Auberge Resorts Collection property voted the best resort in Australia and the South Pacific in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. And in … Read more