Nomadic reindeer herders lift the lid on their fascinating MARRIAGE traditions in eye-opening video that reveals young bride being bathed by her MOTHER-IN-LAW ahead of the wedding night – which couple spend in a YURT with groom’s family

by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A fascinating new documentary sheds light on nomadic life in the Arctic, with finding love being the main focus.In the short movie, uploaded to YouTube by Patrushevs, two groups of reindeer herders in a remote part of Russia are followed as a young woman and man...

I’m a travel photographer – here are 15 incredible pictures I captured of one of the world’s most remote inhabited regions

by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2023 | Latest Travel News

It’s one of the world’s most hard-to-reach inhabited regions in the depths of winter – but those that make the journey are rewarded with mesmerising views, travel photographer Andrew Newey reveals.Zanskar is an ultra-remote Himalayan valley region set at an altitude...

I’m a former flight attendant and here’s why a working life at 38,000ft isn’t always glamorous, from the strains of ‘smiling all day’ to customers spitting on the floor and peeing on seats

by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Keen on a high-flying life as cabin crew?Before you send your CV off to a prospective airline, pay close attention to the recollections of former flight attendant Marika Mikusova, who spent five years working for a ‘luxury airline’.The 33-year-old, who has...

The best UK towns and villages are named by Which? Wells is No.1 – while Gretna in Scotland and Bodmin in Cornwall are ranked bottom

by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2023 | Latest Travel News

We do like to be beside the seaside – but there are plenty of stunning British towns and villages to discover away from the coast, Which? reveals. Helping you to figure out which ones to visit, the consumer champion has named the best inland towns and...

Our flight to New Zealand was ruined by a snorting, farting support dog

by David Hibbins | Sep 8, 2023 | Latest Travel News

A couple are asking for a refund after they sat next to a ‘snorting, farting’ dog on their flight home to New Zealand from Europe. Gill and Warren Press were on the first leg of their journey home as they flew 13 hours from Paris to Singapore on a...

Easyjet reveals which passengers are least likely to be bumped from an overbooked flight

by David Hibbins | Sep 8, 2023 | Latest Travel News

Every year tens of thousands of people with valid plane tickets are bumped off flights because they’ve been overbooked.Overbooking is not illegal and every airline does it to maximise its revenue – because there is almost a zero per cent chance that every...