Ciutadella for under £100 per night: Menorca’s former capital offers pastel-painted homes, handsome squares and tapas galore

by David Hibbins | Aug 9, 2024 | Latest Travel News

With a picturesque port, gothic cathedral, magnificent mansions and courtyard gardens, Ciutadella, Menorca’s former capital, makes a great base from which to explore the island. Narrow alleyways with honey-hued houses head off the main square with its...

Inside the Airbnb where guests can sleep in a 42ft tall life-sized Polly Pocket compact with a GIANT snack fridge and wardrobe filled with doll’s clothes

by David Hibbins | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Ever wished you could step inside Polly Pocket’s compact? Well – now you can.To celebrate the doll’s 35th anniversary, Airbnb is giving guests the chance to book a one-night stay in a life-sized version of Polly Pocket’s compact...

Welcome to the outdoor capital of Denmark: Cycle, hike or kayak through ‘wooded wilderness’ and ‘a mosaic of freshwater lakes’

by David Hibbins | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News

At Svostrup Kro, a 19th-century inn that spills on to the grassy banks of Denmark’s Gudenaen River, guests arrive by car, bicycle, kayak and paddle board to order its most popular dish.Stjerneskud is an open sandwich in name only. If you look hard enough, you’ll...

There’s no stopping the sunbed warriors! Stunned guest films fellow tourists helping themselves to secured loungers to ensure they get the best spots before hotel staff have even set up at the pool

by David Hibbins | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Holidaymakers have taken this summer’s sunbed wars to a new level busting out secured loungers to bag an early morning advantage before hotel staff have even opened the pool.Armed with their towels, new footage shows tourists on the Spanish island of Tenerife...

Passengers aged 18 to 26 can cruise for FREE with Virgin Voyages this summer (but there’s a catch…)

by David Hibbins | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News

If you’re lucky enough to be over 18 and under the age of 26 you could sail for free with Virgin Voyages.But, there’s a catch. You must be travelling with your parents.Young adults can enjoy a free holiday with the cruise line as long as they are...

The Big Five – and the elephants who adore snorkelling! A safari in Uganda is 30 per cent cheaper compared to one in neighbouring Kenya – but we discover that the thrills still come thick and fast

by David Hibbins | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Our riverboat guide looks at me earnestly. ‘Did you know that hippos are actually really bad swimmers but elephants can swim very well?’ asks Clinton.We are on a small boat in Murchison Falls game park on the Victoria Nile River in north-west Uganda. There are hippo...