Kew Gardens reveals its top 10 plants and fungi discovered in 2023: From an orchid on a dormant volcano to a carnivorous flower that devours insects

by David Hibbins | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The scientists at Kew Gardens have revealed their top 10 plants and fungi discovered in 2023.Last year, the Botanic Garden’s researchers named 74 new plants and 15 fungi, but these 10 discoveries are the strangest by far.From an ‘explosive’ orchid...

Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars 4,700 MILES away in Dubai – and claims the 100,000-year-old material is the ‘cleanest on Earth’

by David Hibbins | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Ice is hardly a scarce commodity, even in a hot, arid climate like Dubai. But that’s not stopping one Greenland startup from shipping it to exclusive bars in the city.  Arctic Ice, a company based in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, is taking...

Raise a glass to these corking destinations: Forget boring Dry January and try these guilt-free boozy breaks… from French vineyards to the bourbon capital of the world

by David Hibbins | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Welcome to Britain’s longest, gloomiest month, made even harder by the phenomenon that is Dry January.According to the charity Alcohol Change UK, some 17 per cent of adults quit booze for the first month of 2023. But if you’re one of the majority who doesn’t...

Fancy cruising the high seas but find cruise ships too big? Downsize to a superyacht! Inside the 100-passenger Emerald Azzurra (and a trip through Greece’s VERY narrow Corinth Canal)

by David Hibbins | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Travel writer Jo Kessel filmed her seven-night Greece cruise on Australian-owned Emerald Cruises’ first-ever ‘superyacht’, the 100-passenger Emerald Azzurra. The footage shows the bijou ship’s swish facilities, from its infinity pool to its infrared...

Buoy oh buoy! Spectacular photographs show world’s biggest cruise ship Icon of the Seas arriving in Miami

by David Hibbins | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Stunning pictures have been unveiled that show the world’s biggest cruise ship – Icon of the Seas – arriving in Miami for the first time, ahead of her official debut on January 27.Counting down to the start of ‘a new era of vacations’, local...

It rises above the rest: New Hyundai flying car that could be approved in 2026 is unveiled at CES in Las Vegas

by David Hibbins | Jan 11, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Electric vehicles are everywhere at CES 2024, but the new one on display from Hyundai-owned Supernal rises above the rest – or at least it will soon.The S-A2 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) is seeking approval in 2026, Neil Marshall,...