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Florida at its finest

24 June 2016 | James Hill Nigel Blundell, fishing rod in hand, files from one of the world’s beauty spots. The causeways that jut out from the Florida mainland and island-hop westward over a series of bridges are a

Nigel Blundell, fishing rod in hand, files from one of the world’s beauty spots.

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Non! Holidays to Europe will NOT be banned

9 June 2016 | James Hill The latest Brexit poll shows that one in six Britons think a vote to leave means no more European holidays for Britons. Some 16 per cent of Britons interviewed thought that the European borders

The latest Brexit poll shows that one in six Britons think a vote to leave means no more European holidays for Britons.

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The high road in Piemonte

3 June 2016 | James Hill James Callery marvels at the magic of e-biking. We’re gliding along the lush green vineyard-carpeted hills of Italy’s Langhe and Roero with not a car in site. E-bikes are a revelation;

James Callery marvels at the magic of e-biking.

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Love is in the air

23 May 2016 | James Hill With Switzerland best known for skiing, mountain scenery, trains, high prices and fondue, it is also fast becoming a popular destination for honeymoons. The perfect playground for newlyweds

With Switzerland best known for skiing, mountain scenery, trains, high prices and fondue, it is also fast becoming a popular destination for honeymoons.

 

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South African safari so good

27 April 2016 | James Hill Going on safari is mind-blowingly exhilarating, reports Pietro Simonetti on a camera tour of Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.First stop was the mighty Victoria Falls - the world’s largest waterfall -

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Africa in a hurry

12 April 2016 | James Hill Editor at Large Pietro Simonetti reports from sunny Cape Town. Day 1 – We Americans get such little holiday time compared to Europeans that I was forced to do Southern Africa in 10 days! So what

Editor at Large Pietro Simonetti reports from sunny Cape Town.

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We Band of Brothers

1 March 2016 | Paula Hill Nigel Blundell reports from Normandy. It was a sound like no other – the ‘whoosh’ of many thousands of English arrows fired in unison by 7,000 archers on one of the bloodiest days in British

Nigel Blundell reports from Normandy.

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All this beauty and mountains too

26 February 2016 | Paula Hill From Sally Ann Voak in sun-kissed Croatia. Quite an impasse till we found a tiny, easily-accessible Croatian island called Kolocep in the Adriatic, off the coast of Dubrovnik. With just 125

From Sally Ann Voak in sun-kissed Croatia.

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car rental for older drivers

25 February 2016 | Paula Hill Old pay more to rent a car! Read more.. Older drivers seeking to rent a vehicle are discriminated against with more expensive insurance premiums and the fact they have to renew their licences

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Austria’s hairiest resort

8 October 2015 | Paula Hill The world’s best beards competed in Saalfelden Leogang world championships in Austria. Some 318 participants from 20 countries presented their creative facial hair-dos. The most successful

The world’s best beards competed in Saalfelden Leogang world championships in Austria. Some 318 participants from 20 countries presented their creative facial hair-dos.

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