by David Hibbins | Feb 17, 2023 | Latest Travel News
There is currently the lowest amount of sea ice around Antarctica than there has been since records began.On Monday, satellite data from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) revealed that there is only 737,000 square miles (1.91 million square km) of ice...
by David Hibbins | Feb 17, 2023 | Latest Travel News
A never-before-seen sketchbook filled with works of art by Queen Victoria at Balmoral, Frogmore Cottage and the French Alps 135 years ago has gone on sale for £8,000. The redoubtable monarch was a talented amateur artist and took the small book with her on...
by David Hibbins | Feb 17, 2023 | Latest Travel News
Surrounded by the fiercest of elements – the Atlantic Ocean pounding against the shoreline, and inhospitable moorland above – St Ives feels both vital and, thanks to its artistic heritage, cultured.On Barnoon Hill, concealed among a mass of small pathways and lanes,...
by David Hibbins | Feb 17, 2023 | Latest Travel News
A ripple of horses runs up the beach, kicking up the sand, splashing through the shallows. My breath catches. I’m moved by their grace, ease and freedom as they scud along the shore with so much magic in their motion.But it’s more than that. My task, as I stand on the...
by David Hibbins | Feb 17, 2023 | Latest Travel News
A rare natural phenomenon stunned visitors at Yosemite National Park on Wednesday evening.Water flowing off Horsetail Falls on the eastern end of the El Capitan rock face perfectly caught the light of the setting sun, leaving it glowing red and resembling a stream of...
by David Hibbins | Feb 16, 2023 | Latest Travel News
With February one of the busiest times of the year for booking summer holidays, travellers might like to take note of the airlines that faced the most delays last summer.Wizz Air is the airline whose flights are most likely to be delayed, based on the carrier’s...