A 41-year-old who lives with her dog in a motorhome travelling up and down the UK after quitting her job as an air traffic controller has said she now “knows how snails feel” and loves the freedom of life with her home “on her back”. Kat Bird, a blogger originally from Jersey, began living in […]
The air industry’s plan to reach net zero by 2050 rests on using new “sustainable” fuels such as plants or used cooking oil. Will it work? Show more The future of flying might depend on used cooking oil, plants and green electricity. Sustainable aviation fuels, known as SAF, are made from less carbon-intensive processes and […]
By Caroline Gall BBC News, West Midlands 5 January 2024 Image source, Visit Shropshire Image caption, Up to 25% of Shropshire is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Shropshire has been named by travel experts as one of 10 destinations to watch for holidaymakers this year – the only UK location to be featured. […]
Temperature in March: 17° high; 6° lowSeason: springTravel time from UK: 2 hours 30 minutesTime difference: GMT +1 It’s the ultimate European city break for history buffs, foodies, and all-round Italophiles. However, if you’re yet to tick off the ancient metropolis’s major attractions, avoid the peak summer months. The sprawling Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, […]
Green Getaways | Nature & Outdoors (Image credit: Eat Shoot Drive) In Finland’s Halipuu Forest, a family has developed a novel way to save their fragile forest: by inviting guests in to hug the trees. N Next summer, the fifth-annual World Tree Hugging Championships will take place in Finnish Lapland. Located around 170km north of […]
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise have shared videos on TikTok of the flooding on board, only three weeks into their nine-month-long trip. The clips come less than a month after the ship departed from […]
By Harriet Sime Deputy Travel Editor 00:50 05 Jan 2024, updated 00:57 05 Jan 2024 It is the first time anywhere in the UK has made the list by travel company Abta When picking your next holiday, thoughts might naturally turn to the beaches of Bali or the slopes of Chamonix. But families should perhaps look […]
Temperature in April: 21°C high; 10°C lowSeason: springTravel time from UK: 4 hoursTime difference: GMT +3 The holiday season doesn’t get started until May on the Turquoise Coast – which is precisely why in-the-know Istanbulites go in April for an early dose of spring sunshine, before the crowds, when the coastline is bursting into riotous bloom. Find yourself […]
When I arrived in the Yucatán in November, just weeks before the opening of the Tren Maya, the first thing I saw was a floor-to-ceiling image of an ultramodern white, teal and gold train speeding through a jungle. A strange cross between an Indiana Jones film poster and a commuter advert, the image also showed […]
From cutting through the countryside to connecting a country’s great cities, the world’s best railway journeys offer entirely new perspectives on a destination. Train travel always delivers plenty of magic. Sometimes it’s in the cars, as you meet fellow travelers, or as you eat and sleep with the sound of wheels rolling on the steel […]
