Surrounded by England’s most magical countryside and bread so good it could be a main course: Inside the Michelin-starred Lake District restaurant that’s on a roll

by David Hibbins | May 23, 2024 | Latest Travel News

At most restaurants the bread is a side hustle – but here it’s listed as one of the courses, the second of six.Here is Michelin-starred Source at Gilpin Hotel, a Relais & Chateaux property nestled amid some of the Lake District’s most magical scenery,...

‘The hills were alive with the sound of music’: Music fans hike up to seven hours to ‘UK’s most remote gig’ – at a reservoir deep in the Snowdonia mountains

by David Hibbins | May 22, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Now that’s a noteworthy walk.Hundreds of music fans recently hiked their way to the ‘UK’s most remote gig’ deep in Wales’s Snowdonia national park.The Off-Grid Gig, part of Columbia Hike Society’s HikeFest, a new festival of hiking,...

Flight experts reveal how to stay safe on a plane during turbulence, from sitting over the wing to ALWAYS wearing your seatbelt

by David Hibbins | May 22, 2024 | Latest Travel News

This week’s Singapore Airlines turbulence event was an extremely rare one – but passengers should not be complacent.Even much less severe turbulence than that experienced by flight SQ321 can be dangerous and uncomfortable.Here, veteran former pilot Terry Tozer,...

Spain… in all its gory glory: Inside bullfighting mecca Andalucia, including a stay in a ranch that breeds top-class bulls for the ring

by David Hibbins | May 22, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Stand in the centre of the elegant old bullring in Seville, with its cheerful white and yellow colonnades, and you can almost hear the cheers of entranced crowds echoing down the centuries.Scrape your feet across the rasping sand and you feel just a little of what it...

World’s most turbulent flights are revealed – and list includes TWO short-haul journeys in Europe…

by David Hibbins | May 22, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Two short-haul flights across Europe are among the world’s 10 most turbulent plane journeys, statistics suggest.Hour-long hops across the Alps between Milan-Geneva and Milan-Zurich come fifth and tenth, respectively. A 1,905km trip between Santiago in Chile...

Pictures that’ll put stars in your eyes! The 2024 winners of prestigious Milky Way photo competition revealed, from bizarre rock formations in Utah to stunning mountains in New Zealand

by David Hibbins | May 22, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Talented photographers are putting stars in our eyes.Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has revealed the 25 best photos of the Milky Way for 2024 in its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards.The winners are released each May during peak ‘Milky...