Social media users are CONVINCED that giants are real – now, scientists say they might be right

by David Hibbins | Feb 3, 2025 | Latest Travel News

If you spend an afternoon scrolling through social media, you’re almost certain to encounter one or two wacky conspiracy theories.But one of the strangest ideas out there is that the Earth was once home to an ancient race of giant people.TikTok theorists claim...

I’m a Canadian… and this is what surprised me about London (and why I prefer Paris)

by David Hibbins | Feb 3, 2025 | Latest Travel News

London was named the best destination in the world in the 2025 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.But for Canadian TikTok traveller Zoe McCormack (@zozomccormack), Paris trumps the UK capital.Though there is plenty she loves about London, with the 24-year-old...

The ten best pubs to play darts like Luke Littler: With an upsurge of interest in the sport – among women as well as men – here’s our guide to the best places to throw arrows while enjoying a decent pint

by David Hibbins | Feb 2, 2025 | Latest Travel News

It may not sound like the best of ideas: combining the consumption of ale with the throwing of sharp objects at a small target. Yet for as long as anyone can remember, darts has been played in pubs. And since the rise to fame of boy-wonder Luke Littler, the...

I’m a solo female traveller – these are my safety ratings for places I was told to avoid

by David Hibbins | Feb 2, 2025 | Latest Travel News

Some countries have bad reputations as holiday destinations for solo female travellers.Are they deserved?One adventurer posted a video that sheds some light on what they’re really like to visit for women on their own.For the clip, author and content creator...

Bizarre health effect experienced by man who’s lived on cruise ships for 25 years

by David Hibbins | Feb 1, 2025 | Latest Travel News

A man who has lived on cruise ships for the past 25 years has revealed a bizarre health effect of spending so much time at sea – he’s lost his land legs.Mario Salcedo, who recently clocked up his 1,000th voyage with Royal Caribbean and is known as ‘Super...

Your skiing trip could kill you: Warning to holidaymakers after a string of celebrity deaths on ‘easy’ slopes in ‘perfect conditions’

by David Hibbins | Feb 1, 2025 | Latest Travel News

It’s the kind of news which leaves every snowsports lover horrified; another high profile incident on the slopes which has resulted in the death of a skier. But what is perhaps the most haunting thing about the passing of Lynn Ban, the Singaporean jewelry...