by David Hibbins | Nov 8, 2022 | Latest Travel News
I recently returned from a flight-free winter trip to Ibiza from Newcastle, showing that even popular Mediterranean holiday destinations are easily reachable by train. And a ferry.I had been offered an all-expenses-paid trip to the party island — the jolly even...
by David Hibbins | Nov 8, 2022 | Latest Travel News
The new spa — or Aqua Club, as it’s known — at The Headland is quite something. It sits bang on the coast overlooking the raging (at this time of year) Atlantic and has no fewer than six pools, designed to take you on a ‘thermal journey’; plus its own cafe, gym, sun...
by David Hibbins | Nov 8, 2022 | Latest Travel News
Once there was a mighty power in the North. That great kingdom was called Northumbria and, as the name suggests, it was the Anglo-Saxon state that occupied the land north of the Humber. Its capital was variously at York, Bamburgh and Yeavering in the Cheviot Hills,...
by David Hibbins | Nov 8, 2022 | Latest Travel News
The Points Guy UK conducted a four-way Emirates A380 cabin battleEmirates’ premium cabins are among the flashiest in the world – but do the high standards extend all the way back to economy?Four travel experts from The Points Guy UK (TPG UK) decided to find out,...
by David Hibbins | Nov 7, 2022 | 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: seeing America by train.The great American rail trip is set to be one of the holiday hits of 2023, with a tempting...
by David Hibbins | Nov 6, 2022 | Latest Travel News
A note at the front of the dinner menu at pioneering two-Michelin-star Oxfordshire restaurant Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons says: ‘Children of any age are not only accepted, they are welcomed.’Foodie parents… cancel the babysitter, because...
