Why Nice is very nice in winter: With sapphire skies, affordable hotels and convivial restaurants, the chic French city is perfect for an invigorating escape without the crowds

by David Hibbins | Dec 6, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Near the seafront at Nice there’s a small shop selling vintage postcards. The majority feature sunbathing beauties, but the older, black-and-white ones show overcoated figures contemplating an empty beach.These are the winter visitors, the hivernants – after ‘hiver’,...

Property inspectors share the worst homes they’ve been confronted with on the job

by David Hibbins | Dec 6, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Property inspectors examine the structural aspects of the home to ensure they are all functioning properly – but sometimes they are truly shocked by what they see.Images collected by Bored Panda reveal homes around the world that definitely were...

These are the three worst countries I’ve visited – I didn’t feel safe and the scamming was next level in one of them

by David Hibbins | Dec 6, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A travel vlogger has revealed the worst countries she’s visited during her travels. Posting on TikTok, Grace Cheng complained specifically about the ‘next level scamming and harassments’ in one of her three least liked destinations.The vlogger...

I landed on a beach! Travel expert investigates the remote airport runway in Scotland that DISAPPEARS twice a day with the tide

by David Hibbins | Dec 6, 2023 | Latest Travel News

It’s the runway that disappears.And you’ll find it – if the timing is right – at the airport on the remote Outer Hebrides island of Barra, 40 miles off the coast of western Scotland.Nicky Kelvin, Editor at Large at The Points Guy, investigates what must be the...

Plane passenger SLAMS male traveler for ‘taking manspreading to a new level’ by extending his legs across the AISLE of their aircraft

by David Hibbins | Dec 5, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A frequent flyer has sparked uproar online after sharing video footage of a fellow plane passenger taking ‘manspreading to a new level.’ Claire Zhu, 27, has become known for traveling with her boyfriend Peter Ovendorf, 29, from Charlotte, North...

Beloved Huddersfield train station cat Felix has died: Outpouring of grief for moggie who worked as a Senior Pest Controller and spent 12 years patrolling the platforms

by David Hibbins | Dec 5, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A beloved cat who patrolled a West Yorkshire railway station has passed away, leading to an outpouring of grief on her dedicated Facebook page. Felix, who served as a ‘Senior Pest Controller’ at Huddersfield Railway Station, passed away...