by David Hibbins | Aug 16, 2024 | Latest Travel News
My great-aunt Evelyn told me: ‘Did you know that your four-times great-uncle Charles was eaten by Johann Zoffany?’ As a boy, I never tired of hearing how my ancestor, returning from Calcutta (Kolkata) with the great artist, was shipwrecked in the Bay of Bengal. Being...
by David Hibbins | Aug 16, 2024 | Latest Travel News
The days of jet-lagged travellers to Australia desperately searching for a pen to fill in an orange card are about to end.In what’s been called a major win for the tourism industry, a new pilot program for a digital incoming passenger card was announced on...
by David Hibbins | Aug 16, 2024 | Latest Travel News
This is a holiday rental where a whirly-good time is guaranteed. Because it’s a former Royal Navy helicopter. With a gorgeous lake right outside the door.Will Roughton, a 45-year-old farmer, splashed out £35,000 on the Sea King after spotting it at a...
by David Hibbins | Aug 15, 2024 | Latest Travel News
I have two kids (six and two), a husband, a house, a busy job… and about a dozen unfinished holiday itineraries. And I can’t be the only one who would like to explore new lands but mentally can’t take on the planning. Our minds are so overflowing with...
by David Hibbins | Aug 15, 2024 | Latest Travel News
An eye-opening documentary delves inside what has been deemed the happiest country to live in for under 30s.Ammar Kandil and Staffan Taylor, from the YouTube channel Yes Theory, ventured to Lithuania for a 50-hour experiment investigating if young people are...