by David Hibbins | Jan 24, 2023 | Latest Travel News
A hiker captured the incredibly rare phenomenon of an ‘ice pancake’ on a mountain walk in the Scottish Highlands.The circular sheet of ice is seen in a glen on the mountain of Beinn Bhuidhe, which is south of Lochan Shira, and north of Achadunan.Dan Brown,...
by David Hibbins | Jan 24, 2023 | Latest Travel News
There are fake fires everywhere at The Georgian Coppa Club. Some of them even have fake smoke — and look awful as a result.But there’s nothing much else phoney about this 13-room hotel on Haslemere’s High Street, which bills itself as a place for people to pop in at...
by David Hibbins | Jan 24, 2023 | Latest Travel News
This week Olympic snowboarder, broadcaster and podcaster Aimee Fuller checks in to our travel Q&AThis week Olympic snowboarder, broadcaster and podcaster Aimee Fuller checks in to our travel Q&A. She reveals her favourite ski resorts in Europe and...
by David Hibbins | Jan 24, 2023 | Latest Travel News
The trusty 1930 Travellers Guide To Great Britain And Ireland declares that ‘Ilfracombe on the Bristol Channel is now a fashionable seaside resort.‘The mild climate, its beautiful setting, the number and variety of excursions in the neighbourhood, are rapidly making...
by David Hibbins | Jan 23, 2023 | Latest Travel News
Forestis was once used as a retreat for friends of the Vatican. You can understand why, given its celestial position 1,800 metres above sea level and often enveloped by clouds.Nowadays, you don’t need to be remotely religious to visit — but you do need to appreciate...