by David Hibbins | Aug 24, 2024 | Latest Travel News
One of this country’s great institutions – the pub – is slowly but inexorably dying. There are now 45,306 pubs in the UK, 7,194 fewer than a decade ago.Alcohol consumption, particularly of beer, is in slow decline, with consumers increasingly drinking at home...
by David Hibbins | Aug 23, 2024 | Latest Travel News
An eye-popping video of seven suns taken from a hospital in China has captured the attention and baffled viewers around the world.A woman was recording the sun’s descent over the horizon when something spectacular occurred – the image showed more than one sun in...
by David Hibbins | Aug 23, 2024 | Latest Travel News
When dining on pizza in New York City you should never use a knife and fork, while in Italy milky coffees like lattes and cappuccinos are only acceptable in the morning – and in Spain, don’t drink water with soup.These are some of the drinking and dining...
by David Hibbins | Aug 23, 2024 | Latest Travel News
Everyone has a cunning ‘travel tip’ or two up their sleeves – from putting ‘fragile’ stickers on luggage in the hope they will appear on the baggage carousel first, to eating chocolate to reduce the effects of jetlag and dressing smartly in the hope of an upgrade at...
by David Hibbins | Aug 23, 2024 | Latest Travel News
Colossal and confusing in equal measure, Istanbul is as captivating these days as it was under Emperor Constantine and in its subsequent Ottoman heyday.For the savvy traveller, the city’s allure is strong with the pound riding high against the Turkish lira: 25 per...
