by David Hibbins | Jan 17, 2023 | Latest Travel News
It looks like it’s on track to be an incredible experience.One hundred and forty years after the debut of its first luxury trains, Orient Express is launching its first cruise ship, inspired by the golden age of the French Riviera.Named Orient Express Silenseas,...
by David Hibbins | Jan 16, 2023 | Latest Travel News
Blasting the sky with a giant laser could divert lightning away from airports and nuclear power stations.Lightning strikes the ground in Britain alone about 300,000 times a year, with 30 to 60 people struck by lightning and around three dying.But the greatest threat...
by David Hibbins | Jan 16, 2023 | Latest Travel News
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: mini-breaks in Montpellier.Not many city breaks let you climb a triumphal arch celebrating the life of the Sun King...
by David Hibbins | Jan 16, 2023 | Latest Travel News
There are times in life when everything falls into place, and my visit to The Bear Inn turned out to be one of these occasions.Hodnet is considered to be Shropshire’s finest Tudor village, with black and white timbered buildings on every corner and curly brick...
by David Hibbins | Jan 16, 2023 | Latest Travel News
Amid the blizzard of gongs handed out at the World Ski Awards 2022, one recipient caught my eye – VIP Ski, whose Bear Lodge hotel in Les Arcs in France snared the trophy for ‘best new ski hotel’.I view the London-based company through the prism of nostalgia, having...
by David Hibbins | Jan 15, 2023 | Latest Travel News
When a film or a TV show is a standout success, the locations they’ve been filmed in often become stars in their own right.Here we’ve rounded up an array of iconic filming locations around the globe to put your movie and TV knowledge to the test.Each location is...
