by David Hibbins | Dec 30, 2022 | Latest Travel News
The elderly couple in front of us are in the throes of passion. I say ‘passion’ but, to be precise, the old geezer is attempting an ungainly clamber on top of his paramour, who is staging a slow and ineffective getaway.Well, it’s not easy getting frisky when you’re...
by David Hibbins | Dec 30, 2022 | Latest Travel News
A 500-year-old luxury thatched cottage is up for sale for more than £1m – with ceiling beams from a shipwreck.Upper Porthkerry Farm was granted Grade II-listed status in 2004 because it ‘retained its character and its thatched roof.’The...
by David Hibbins | Dec 29, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Stargazers have been capturing some spectacular images of a rare astronomical event that means every planet in the solar system is visible in the night sky at the same time.Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can all be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and...
by David Hibbins | Dec 29, 2022 | Latest Travel News
After doggedly pedalling uphill for what seems like a lifetime with only the sound of my own gasping breaths for company, I’m suddenly aware of a ripple of applause and shouts of encouragement.Looking up in surprise, I see my cycling buddies, who’ve already arrived at...
by David Hibbins | Dec 29, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Across the globe, dozens of exciting new hotels are ready to welcome guests in 2023. Luxury is a buzzword no matter the budget, and cities – particularly Paris and Milan – are having a moment. Here Sarah Turner picks her best from the Alps, Athens and Australia to...
by David Hibbins | Dec 28, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Northern France’s Amiens resembles a pint-sized Paris. It has its own Notre Dame cathedral — bigger than the one in the capital — as well as its own macarons. They were invented nearly 150 years ago by the Trogneux family, of which France’s First Lady is a...
