The Chinese wine industry is getting into its stride and among the huge vineyards and endless empty towerblocks there are some rare finds to be enjoyed A few miles outside Xi’an, the city of Emperor Qin’s terracotta warriors, the guide on a tour bus filled with Italian wine professionals pointed across a bleak plain shadowed…
Croatia’s hot spots are overflowing with cruise ship passengers but there is a more sustainable way to see the Dalmatian coast – on a 31-passenger vessel that can put in to smaller ports off the big-boat radarTop 10 small-scale cruises worldwide ‘And now,” said the old man with the moustache and the guitar, “Rod Stewart,…
A morning climb up the Corcovado in Rio, a Hampshire school commute, and a magical Scottish 100-mile trip are among our favourite routes Ninety minutes up, 20 minutes down, and five in between to catch the breath, rehydrate and gawp in wonder at misty mountains, tropical forest and the shimmering majesty of the Atlantic. Continue…
Cruising needn’t mean multi-storey ships with thousands of passengers. We pick low-key boat trips where companions are few but the sights are magnificentCruising the Croatian coast in style The first tourist ship to negotiate the river passage from the Vietnamese Mekong to the more tranquil Cambodian side in 2003, the RV Mekong Pandaw is still…
'After many hours of trying to contact someone, we were told to fly on Tuesday, four days later than our original flight' Source: Independent
'We messed up in the planning of pilot holidays. We're now working hard to fix that' Source: Independent
The famous Himalayan road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, partly destroyed by the earthquake, is back on the travel wishlist as the Kerung-Rasuwa border crossing reopens to international visitors The overland journey from Tibet to Nepal, on winding roads and amid towering Himalayan peaks, must be one of the world’s most breathtaking. Now, two years after…
The Mile High City gets a little closer with new direct UK flights giving visitors the chance to soak up a wild west boom town with a roaring food and nightlife scene ‘Gold!” went the cry in the summer of 1858 after a party of prospectors rolled into what is now Denver’s Confluence Park and…
Switch in annual leave system blamed for staff shortages Source: Independent
'I don't think I'm going to be able to get to Liverpool, and even if I do, I don't think I can get back,' says one affected passenger Source: Independent
