by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2024 | Latest Travel News
If you’ve been dreaming of a Venetian getaway but dreading the crowds and steep prices, this Portuguese city may just be the next best thing to visit. Dubbed by holidaymakers as the ‘Venice of Portugal,’ the charming coastal city of Aveiro...
by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2024 | Latest Travel News
Oyster farm tour manager Renny Hall is clutching a 650g oyster shell, known as a jumbo, in Whitstable Oyster Company’s Grading Shed.‘I barbecued an oyster from a shell this size on the weekend and stuck it in a bun with pickles,’ he says.Oysters, you quickly learn on...
by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2024 | Latest Travel News
The rise and rise of mountainside escalators continues in China.We previously reported on a 688-metre-long (2,260ft) escalator being installed at scenic Enshi Canyon, Hubei province.Now China has built a 1,100ft (350-metre) escalator costing $2.2 million/£1.6million...
by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2024 | Latest Travel News
Once seen as cheap and old-fashioned, bungalows are enjoying a revival.First built as huts for Indian villagers and introduced to Britain during its colonial rule, single-storey homes became hugely popular in the 1920s thanks to trendy developments across the...
by David Hibbins | Sep 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News
When it comes to tiny living, this truck conversion wheels in an example to follow.YouTube star Ryan Twomey went about purchasing a 1997 Daihatsu Hijet truck in a bid to transform it into the world’s smallest RV. In a series of videos, the content creator...
by David Hibbins | Sep 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News
There was a time when Taylor St Germain was so scared of heights she couldn’t make it to the top of an indoor climbing wall – ‘that three-year-olds could conquer’.Now, the 25-year-old is a world-class highliner and walks freely across narrow...
